Word: puck
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...referees seemed to feel that highly-touted Eagle defender Tommy Martin was the outstanding performer on the ice, for on the four goals scored after passing attacks he was credited with assists, twice as the third man to touch the puck...
...opening minutes, both teams were obviously following pre-game instructions by forwarding the puck into the zone from behind the blue line and scrapping for an opening. The Crimson's Dick Reilly got just such an opening at 11:17 when he bounced the disk off a defender's stick and past startled goalie Jim Logue...
Just 23 seconds later, Crocker Snow took a pass from Stu Forbes in the center alley and blasted the puck over Logue's shoulder from 20 feet. The assault was short-lived, however, as B.C. began forechecking more convincingly and the varsity had trouble clearing the puck...
Essentially, this means shooting the puck down into the offensive zone--trying to put the shots on goal--and putting on the pressure by having each forward cover an opposing forward. It means generally tighter defense, with the center often drifting in behind the defense if he is out of the play...
First line left wing Bill Beckett attributed the lopsided score to the fact that the Huskies "did not skate very well." He said they were unable to handle the puck or control it in their territory...