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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...much of the game, Walter Brown resembled the Boston Garden--during a Celtics game, not a Bruins game. Whistle after whistle after whistle could have prompted the casual observer to hunt for personal fouls and traveling violations, but through it all the icemen stayed tough...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Thrills and Penalty Kills | 12/6/1979 | See Source »

...announcement of Burke's penalty less thane one minute into the game proved to be a harbinger of things to come. By the time Dave Conners raised the fists of uncountable Crimson rooters with his overtime goal, the high-pitched hum of the Walter Brown public-address system had become a part of the lives of the 2900-plus who enjoyed the game...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Thrills and Penalty Kills | 12/6/1979 | See Source »

...penalty-killers and power play--were put to the test. Some awesome B.U. defense muted the icemen while one man up, but equally stellar penalty-killing by the Crimson not only provided a life for the young pucksters, but--yest, we'll go out on a limb--saved the game...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Thrills and Penalty Kills | 12/6/1979 | See Source »

Today he spoke short and sweet, and his words on the power play can be applied to the entire game--now that we have it safely tucked away in our pockets: "Everything went right...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Thrills and Penalty Kills | 12/6/1979 | See Source »

...only played awesome hockey on penalties, but starred during the five or so minutes the teams played at full strength, credits practice with bringing the penalty-killing unit around. "We finally did what we were told to do in practice," Fusco said with a grin after the game. "We were just more intense...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Thrills and Penalty Kills | 12/6/1979 | See Source »

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