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Word: puck (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...suffers only from a slightly oppressive sameness, as he so rarely allows human emotion to intrude upon his personality. Giulietta Masina has a bright-eyed face which, helped by playful makeup, registers joy and sorrow superbly; unfortunately she has few other expressions. Richard Basehart plays the disappointed clown with Puck-like alacrity...

Author: By Larry Hartmann, | Title: La Strada | 10/8/1956 | See Source »

...operated by the timekeeper, who lights it when the clock show no time is left. Lind said he based his nogoal decision on the fact that "the clock time is left. Lind said he based his nogoal decision on the fact that "the clock showed 0:00 before the puck hit McVey's stick." McVey's subsequent shot, then, came after the game was over, and the manual delay in turning on the light caused the controversy, Lind said...

Author: By Charles Steedman, | Title: Yale Sextet Beats Varsity Despite Disputed Play, 1-0 | 3/5/1956 | See Source »

Yale won by playing the same kind of defensive game that Northeastern used to upset the varsity on Tuesday. Play was in the Eli zone most of the time, especially in the last period, yet the Crimson forwards were consistently unable to work the puck in near the mouth of the goal for clear shots...

Author: By Charles Steedman, | Title: Yale Sextet Beats Varsity Despite Disputed Play, 1-0 | 3/5/1956 | See Source »

...forcing a break and then playing defensively the rest of the way, with close covering and hard backchecking. The break came at 1:48 of the second period, when Dave Ingalls passed out from behind the cage to John Akers, who was uncovered in front and slapped the puck past Flynn...

Author: By Charles Steedman, | Title: Yale Sextet Beats Varsity Despite Disputed Play, 1-0 | 3/5/1956 | See Source »

...that final stanza, the Husky defensemen packed the ice in front of the cage. preventing the Crimson forwards from getting chances at rebounds. The puck was in the Northeastern zone most of the time, and the Huskies were shorthanded for almost a third of the period, yet Lawn saved again and again...

Author: By Charles Steedman, | Title: Northeastern Ends Hockey Team's NCAA Tourney Hopes | 2/29/1956 | See Source »

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