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With graduation taking away his established stars, Crimson hockey coach Cooney Weiland last year looked forward to a season well below the standard set by the teams in the 'Cleary era.' Forced to rely heavily on sophomores, Weiland saw as the season progressed that the first line was the only one with any scoring punch. The result was the loss of the Ivy League title...
This year the outlook seems identical, as there is only one senior with five juniors on the first three teams. There is, however, one significant difference...
...sophomores on the squad are among the best Weiland has seen in several years, three of them good enough to be set as his first line. Providing great depth and ability, the rookies could be enough to bring back the title. At any rate, they are sure indication that Harvard hockey is about to get back on its feet...
There is no question about the first line, where Dave Grannis will center wings Bruce Thomas and Dave Morse. Grannis, the high scorer on last year's Yardling team with 20 goals and 24 assists, has what Weiland calls, "perhaps the best shot on the team." Thomas at left wing, generally conceded to be the best hustler on the squad, and Morse at right, both picked up over thirty points last year. With Grannis they give Weiland a line which with steady improvement should be excellent by the middle of the winter...
Beyond the first line, position are anything but set. Stew Forbes will center the second unit, with Crocker Snow at right wing, and either Bill Beckett or Jim Dwinnell at left. Forbes and Snow, who played through the entire season a year ago, have both made tremendous strides this fall according to Weiland. A teammate referring to Forbes said Monday, "he's played the best hockey of his life this last week...