Word: forechecker
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...that.” The Crimson’s penalty kill was a large part of its success, holding Clarkson scoreless—and allowing only three shots—in four one-man advantage opportunities. The unit was most effective in the third period, using an aggressive forecheck to prevent the Golden Knights from setting up their power play. Despite benefiting from two Harvard penalties, Clarkson managed only one shot on net and hardly threatened Boe. “I was very pleased with our penalty kill tonight,” Stone said. “We made...
...zone in the contest’s opening minutes, the Crimson jumped out to an early 1-0 lead on junior Liza Solley’s eighth goal of the season at the 6:58. Junior Jennifer Sifers seized the puck behind the net on the forecheck and tried to wrap-around a shot on Wildcats netminder Melissa Bourdon. The puck slipped across the crease to Solley, who beat Bourdon inside the left post for the go-ahead score. “Originally a lot of those [scoring] chances started up in our own end,” junior Katie...
...four-on-four tally at 5:33. Just 35 seconds later, Harvard was awarded a power play opportunity when Dartmouth winger Jarrett Sampson was given a two-minute minor for holding defenseman Dylan Reese near the Big Green net. But Dartmouth’s aggressive forecheck and physical play allowed the Big Green to kill off the penalty, surrendering only one shot in the process. “I don’t think we dictated any part of the game,” said Crimson coach Ted Donato ’91. “They pretty much determined...
...She’s a very smart player and knows how to anticipate where the puck is going to go.”Overall, the Crimson threw 13 shots on goal during the middle frame as it mounted a number of attacks and worked the fast break and forecheck well to keep continuous pressure on the Big Green. Harvard almost doubled its lead when late in the period Brady received the puck on the right side of an open Dartmouth net. But the Crimson had to settle for a 1-0 lead when the period bell sounded.The contest started...
...consistently uses the Fargo, N.D. native on the team’s penalty kill, and the pivot’s sheer disregard for his own body has made him one of Harvard’s most successful shot blockers. And then there’s forecheck, where Magura’s fitness and doggedness wreak havoc on teams’ abilities to set up. He’s been at it a while. Magura played three years at Fargo South High School—he was Rookie of the Year there, too—and the summer before his senior...