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...long-suffering Cubs and Red Sox were the sentimental postseason favorites. The A's, Braves and Giants were respected veterans. Then there were the inevitable Yankees--haughty and dominant, with a pitching rotation that could walk into the Hall of Fame. But it was the young, underrated FLORIDA MARLINS--a franchise just 11 years old, with a 72-year-old manager and a laughable attendance record--who survived. After eliminating the Giants and the Cubs, Florida fell behind two games to one against the Yanks, only to roar back with three straight wins, ending with 23-year-old Josh Beckett...
...likewise centered the fourth line. Du brings two years of Junior-A experience with the St. Albert Saints (AJHL), including 25 goals and 40 assists in 48 regular season games last season. A self-described “playmaker,” he turned it on in the postseason with an AJHL high of 22 assists in 21 playoff games...
That the Crimson’s tournament experience has been full of disappointments is something that coach Mark Mazzoleni and his players believe will be essential to turning postseason disappointment into success this year...
...loss of Chris Higgins, the co-MVP of the ECAC a year ago, hurts. Tim Taylor ’63, a Harvard alum, still has enough guns on his forward lines to cover for a lackluster defense, but will ultimately falter against the better teams in the postseason...
...need to win big. Today we came through. It’s a testament to our team that we could bounce back after [the Princeton game] and follow it with a victory like this. It’s just really good for us, and hopefully it keeps our postseason chances alive...