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Against Harvard, Parker wants more from his forwards than just goals. Most importantly, he wants them to forecheck as they did back in December. "We've got to have a close-checking game'" Parker says. "I think both teams want to forecheck well...

Author: By Michael Bass, | Title: B.U. Takes on the Champs | 2/1/1982 | See Source »

Cleary readily agrees. "Our success will depend on our skating and our forechecking," the Harvard mentor says. "If we forecheck well, we're going...

Author: By Michael Bass, | Title: B.U. Takes on the Champs | 2/1/1982 | See Source »

...Connor and Harvard's Wade Lau have performed strongly in recent weeks. On defense, the Eagles can rely on strong efforts from George Amidon and Jim Chisholm but they have blueliners out because of injuries, while for Harvard, it's a question of whether offense and defense can forecheck and backcheck together as a unit...

Author: By Jim Hershberg, | Title: Harvard Guns for the Beans Tonight | 2/9/1981 | See Source »

Norton teams with Megan Berthold, Julie Starr, and Deb Taft on the Crimson defense, which must skate well, maintain concentration to stop the Northeastern attackers and clear the puck against the Huskie two-man forecheck. Offensively, Harvard's top two lines provide most of its scoring punch...

Author: By William A. Danoff, | Title: Icewomen Host Northeastern Tonight | 2/5/1981 | See Source »

Along the way he learned to forecheck, ride opponents into the boards and otherwise play defense. At 24, he has become a rounded player. Says Bossy: "I was never asked to do that before, but I want to be more than a goal scorer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Bullets from the Boss, Mike Bossy | 2/2/1981 | See Source »

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