Word: puck
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...startling comeback from their B.U. loss, the Crimson skaters did not degenerate into puck slapping and coarse zone clearing. This time, the defense gave goalie Tab Cleary the best protection possible and was, in fact, responsible for setting up some of the best offensive attacks of the night...
...first game of the season, it is doubtful whether the varsity ever spent a more disappointing evening on the ice. With the exception of some brief flashes of good hockey in the first period, the Crimson did just about everything wrong. The offense had great trouble in controlling the puck long enough to get an organized attack started while the defense was very slow in covering the swift B.U. forwards. Backchecking by the lines was very poor and in the second period especially, the Terriers were able to organize three-on-two attacks from their own blue line...
...stopped Crimson forward Lyle Guttu three times when it appeared Guttu had a certain score. On one particular play, Tansey was completely out of the goal and Guttu shot at the open cage. Lying on his stomach, the Terrier goalie desparately threw his stick at it and knocked the puck aside...
Moreover, for the first time this year, the Crimson came up against a team that was a little faster than it was. The Wolverine linemen that were left were all extremely fast and often beat the varsity defensemen to a stray puck in the Crimson zone...
Both teams tired toward the end of the game, but Michigan was still able to control the puck by virtue of its superior passing. The Wolverines scored only once in the final period, but at this point they had a 5-0 lead and were quite willing to coast and conserve their energy for tonight's game...