Word: defenseman
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Crimson temporarily regained the lead at 7:53 on a fluke goal. Apparently intending to simply throw the puck into the zone, defenseman Doug Elliott lofted a 65-foot wrist shot at the Clarkson net, and to his amazed delight, the puck sailed under Woods's glove and into...
Early in the year, prospects were bright for the Eli. There was a 17-2 freshman team coming up with three men who had scored 125 points among them, and a defenseman named D'arcy Ryan who had accounted for 51 by himself. Two of last year's top three scorers, Roger Demment and Greg Rivet were back, and Mark Fitzsimmons was returning in goal...
Ryan, the squad's leading scorer with 35 points, is the only defenseman of merit, and often is used as a wing. Juniors Dean Boylan, Don Craig and Steve Whalen skate the other regular turns, but they are frequently penalized. Among them, they have logged 156 minutes off the ice this winter, and Eli opponents have connected on power plays 27 per cent of the time...
...over Yale, and strengthen its hold on third place in the ECAC standings. Equally important to the Crimson, however, is the match between Princeton and Cornell at Baker Rink. If the Tigers can pull an upset (unlikely, since captain Art Schmon quit the squad Monday and defenseman Brian MacIntosh is benched for fighting last Wednesday), Harvard is assured of a tie for the Ivy title, provided it wins its last two games...
...Boston Bruins, who haven't done too much trading lately, prepared for the stretch drive to the Stanley Cup yesterday by dealing defenseman Rick Smith, right wing Reggie Leach and a minor League throw-in to California for all-star defenseman Carol Vadnais and another minor-leaguer. The Bruins defensive corps now have the oddly reminiscent first names of Bob, Carol, Ted, and Dallas. Who knows, maybe the quartet will go into the movie biz after they're through getting their teeth knocked out by Rod Gilbert slap shots...