Word: napier
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...play. Lance Nethery, who had five points against Harvard in the 6-3 loss Tuesday night, may be the best forward in the nation. Peter Shier, who coach Dick Bertrand says has "the hardest shot in college hockey," is a blue-chip prospect as a pro defensemen. Goalie Steve Napier is certainly not the best netminder in the East, but he may be the luckiest...
Harvard had two great chances to at least tie the contest early in the second period. With three minutes gone Tom Murray tried twice to stuff home a rebound of a Jon Garrity shot, but was stifled by Cornell goalie Steve Napier...
Then, two minutes later, John Dunderdale led George Hughes in alone on a breakaway. Hughes, with Napier beaten, tried to pull the puck around to his backhand and lost control, yet managed to shovel the puck over to linemate Gene Purdy, who was left to shoot on an open net. But Purdy's shot dribbled wide...
With Cornell's Bruce Marrett in the box, the Harvard power play got its second goal of the game, when Jack Hughes passed up to John Cochrane who sent George in alone on Napier. A head and shoulder fake later, he cranked the puck over the glove shoulder of the fallen Napier...
...Wildcats, with 4:20 remaining in the third again stormed back. Crowder bombed a 35-footer off Napier's arm. Only ten seconds later, Cox banged in the tying goal. UNH's Miller hit the post on a deflection minutes later as the Wildcats had several chances to win it in the last minute of the third...