Word: defensemen
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Providence Arena is warm, in direct contrast to the chilly Watson Rink; the ice, according to varsity manager Charles Kennel, is "like cheese." The short distance between the blue lines puts the Bruin defensemen at an advantage they did not enjoy at Watson last Saturday, when they lost to the Crimson...
...coach Cooney Weiland is wondering where to put all of his rediscovered talent. The first line will remain intact, but the second line will consist of Paul Kelley, Les Duncan and Bill Collins. The latter can scrap around the offensive zone and make a nuisance of himself to Brown defensemen...
Jimmy Velluch led the scoring for the PBH "Friars" as he poked 8 goals by the inept grad goalie, Jamie Hufton. The only dispute in the game came in the second period, after a particularly vicious check from one of the Business School defensemen, when one of the PBH lads produced a switch-knife, and made threatening gestures toward his opponent. Referee Richie Rubenstein quickly calmed the situation and the game was played without further incident...
However, the rugged schedule took its toll in the last five minutes of play, as Providence forwards Gil Dominique and Peter Bergen skated around Crimson defensemen and finished off perfect set-up passes. Harry Pratt had no chance on any of the six Friars goals, and played a good game in the nets with 21 stops...
...attacking zone, the Soviet defensemen provided the groundwork of the Russian's offensive game with extraordinarily powerful drives from the point, many of them being shot while the puck was still in motion from a pass. The Russian teamwork was such that their passes almost never went astray, and the Crimson found it nearly impossible to take the puck away or even to retain possession of it for more than a few seconds...