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...time in the contest with a power-play goal. "Barney" gathered in a pass from George Hughes--who had gotten the puck from John Cochrane on the point--skated out of the corner, looked to return a pass to Hughes, but then slipped in front of the cage to poke a backhand shot between the legs of Ed Arrington...
Only seconds after that goal, Gregg Shephard almost put the Bruins ahead, breaking in on Plasse and missing the right post with a shot from just outside the crease. Shephard almost scored again a minute later but Plasse fell on the puck before Shephard could poke it in with his stick...
Luckily, life took a turn for the better the next morning. We poke our heads out of the door, and, finding a clear coast, clump downstairs. We make it as far as the pantry behind the dining hall before encountering our first dog of the day. It goes bananas, as do the half-dozen or so of its colleagues who follow hard on its heels. We fight our way into the kitchen, aided by the housekeeper, who turns out to be the lady who rescued us earlier in the morning. The grandfather is sitting at a table...
After a Sarah Mleczko shot that rebounded back into the circle, defensive back Stefi Baum picked up the ball and drove it back toward the nets as York came around the goal to poke the ball through for the score...
Canal Zone is three hours long and somewhat repetitive, but its temperature rises steadily as it proceeds. At first it seems that Wiseman has made this film only to poke obvious fun at colonialism: he includes some all too pointed shots of the downtrodden Panamanians who perform the Americans' menial labor. By the time Canal Zone reaches its Memorial Day climax, however, it becomes as bitter as Sinclair Lewis' Main Street...