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Just how physical was the game? Seconds into the start of the second period a Terrier player smashed junior forward Doug Sproule so hard into the boards that part of the plexiglass shattered, leaving a gaping hole the size of a beach ball. One can imagine the force of the hit when you consider that plexiglass very rarely breaks in any hockey game, even in the pros...
...trifles, he was a whiz. He put in everything, including the kitchen sink--no, make that the whole kitchen. Some of the catalog entries for this show, listing title, date and materials, sound more like small towns than works of art: "The Ozymandias Parade, 1985. Tableau: wood, plastic, mirrored plexiglass, fiberglass horses, light bulbs, recorded music, paint, clothing, plaster casts, rubber, metal, galvanized sheet metal, polyester resin, wagon, pork barrel, suitcases, fake money, telephone, miniature flags, and toys, 147 x 349 x 180 [inches...
Some people ask me about blood. I didn't think that any bloody injuries were possible, considering the face masks players wear and the plexiglass present. But I've seen bloody noses, bloody hands and even a bloody cut to the back of junior Ashlin Halfnight...
...worst was this past January, when a puck somehow hit a woman in the head and left her with a stream of blood down the side of her face. Having plexiglass between her and me didn't make it bearable...
...witnessed players jawing at Harvard players when matching minors (usually for roughing) were assessed. But our guys never respond to their sneering, provocative remarks. They usually respond with hard checks into the plexiglass by Section 12 after the penalty...