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...group has pledged to distinguish itself as a neutral observer of a process that has often sparked partisan acrimony in the past. But despite actively recruiting volunteers from all parts of the political spectrum, May and O’Brien said staying free of bias would be no easy task...
...faceoff man on the weekend, started the Crimson off right in the second period, winning the opening draw and—with linemates Charlie Johnson and Tim Pettit—carrying the puck into the Bears’ zone before they were able to set up the neutral zone trap which had thwarted any hope of offense in the first...
Then, just 3:42 into the third period, Cavanagh intercepted an errant Brown pass in the neutral zone. Quickly shifting from the trap to the attack, Harvard’s playmaker led Johnson and Pettit past the blue line on a 3-2. Carrying the puck along the left boards, Cavanagh feigned a move inside and pulled the puck back towards the boards before snapping a pass just to the right of the goalmouth...
Following quickly on the heels of a slow-paced, neutral-zone trap dominated period to kick the series off, Cavanagh won the opening faceoff for the second, allowing Harvard to crash the Bears’ zone and apply immediate pressure. On the weekend, Cavanagh claimed 25 draws for the Crimson, one of just two skaters—senior Dennis Packard being the other—to win more than 50 percent of his attempts...
...down I-95 to see their team play) on edge. After all, Harvard was facing arguably the best netminder in the nation in Yann Danis and a more-than-solid defensive corps in front of him. The thought that the Bears would sit on its lead, trapping through the neutral zone and icing the puck whenever it came into their defensive end, certainly crossed my mind...