Word: friars
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Friar captain Tom Bauer broke a 3-3 deadlock at 15:52 of the third period to win the game. Bauer, capitalizing on a three-on-two break, nailed a wristshot into the upper right corner of the goal as Harvard forwards George Hughes, Gene Purdy, and Mike Watson lackadaisically trailed the play...
With Harvard trailing 2-0 early in the second period, the Crimson's starting goalie, freshman Wade Lau, suffered a knee injury (ligament strain) when Friar Denis Martin barrelled into the Harvard cage. Hynes replaced Lau at 1:21 of the second, and the Crimson suddenly came to life...
Seconds before Wilson's tally, George Hughes failed to capitalize on a golden opportunity. After coach Billy Cleary pulled goalie John Hynes with 1:13 left for an extra attacker, Hughes needed merely to flip a backhand over the outstretched arm of Friar goalie Bill Milner. But, he could not lift the puck, and P.C. saved the victory...
Sophomore Rick Benson soon cut the Providence margin in half, converting a pass from captain John Cochrane, but the tally, Benson's fifth of the year, lulled the Crimson back into a state of complacency. Harvard's Jim Trainor refused to knock Friar Steve O'Neill from the slot in front of Hynes, and the forward easily collected a pass from Bauer and beat Hynes from five feet out just 39 seconds after Benson's goal...
...next 13 minutes, Harvard floated around the ice, generating little pressure and no offense. The Crimson sent stray passes which connected with vacant ice, if not Friar sticks. Providence pounded the lethargic Crimson and totally dominated play...