Word: high-sticking
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Dates: during 1972-1972
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...third period was a travesty. There is no other word for it. For 15 minutes and 15 seconds, either Harvard or Yale skated shorthanded. Five high-stick penalties were called, including a five-minute major on Yale's Phil Clark for drawing blood. With 2:09 remaining, a scuffle developed that nearly emptied both benches. Only a handful of Eli skaters stayed out of it, and only three Harvard men--Bertagna, Paul and Larry Desmond--remained on the bench, despite Cleary's efforts to restrain his players and thereby avoid five-minute penalties and possible suspensions. It was a disappointing...