Word: harvard
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Amidst the slobbering roar of a capacity crowd at McHugh Forum, Boston College's hockey team came off the ropes in the final period with four goals to send an erratic Harvard squad to its second consecutive one-goal loss, 6-5, last night...
...loss, which reduced Harvard's record to 3-2, also dropped it into a shaky fourth in unofficial ECAC standings, and confirmed what has been becoming more apparent with each game. Harvard must score heavily to compensate for its defensive mistakes, and its vulnerability to rough play can often stop it from doing...
Almost from the first, the irritating deficiencies in the Crimson's style, which had hampered it in both the Northeastern and Brown contests, got Harvard into serious trouble. Twice in the first minute of play Eagle forwards poured into the Harvard end, let in by careless backchecking. And twice the Crimson's frustrating inability to clear the puck gave Boston College open shots on goaltender Bruce Durno that were just inches away from goals...
...addition, Harvard forwards, hampered by close B. C. coverage and unsettling body checks, had difficulty mounting any serious rush early in the game, and even when Steve Owen flipped a shot past Eagles goalie Jim Barton after six minutes of play, it did little to relieve the pressure...
...Harvard came out flying for the second period, swarming all over a suddenly sluggish Eagle defense, Dan DeMichele split Barton's legs with a 30-foot slap shot to send Harvard ahead at 7:26, and after Eagle Tom Mellor tied it again 51 seconds later from a scramble. Harvard's Leif Rosemberger put a third goal past Barton...