Word: pucks
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Owing to lack of ice the development of the University team is not as far advanced as at this time last year. The forwards fail to show a knowledge of their positions after a shot for a goal, or when the puck is in the corners. Some improvement has been shown in carrying the puck down the ice, but the men are still slow in following back. As was decisively shown in the St. Paul's game the forwards are weak in passing and shooting, especially when near their opponent's goal, and to win this evening the team must...
Yesterday the forwards were drilled in carrying the puck down the ice against the defense, but no regular scrimmage was held on account of the soft condition of the ice. This evening the men will be given short practice at the St. Nicholas Rink...
...good work of the defense prevented Brown from scoring. Both sides relied on individual work and shot wildly when near their opponent's goal. After five minutes of play Townsend scored the only goal of the half on a long shot. Most of the rest of the period the puck was in Harvard's territory, but the Brown forwards shot poorly and did not accept their chances. Willetts was laid off two minutes on account of rough play...
Because of the failure of the men on the Roxbury team to cover their opponents the University forwards were able to advance the puck almost at will, but they often failed to score because of poor shooting. The passing of the university team showed little improvement, and most of the points were made through individual work. Although the men followed back better than at any time this season they seldom kept their position when near their opponents' goal. The team showed great improvement in body checking., Owing to the inability of the Roxbury forwards to keep possession of the puck...
...second half Roxbury's defense materially strengthened and, owing to this improvement and to the loose playing of the University team, only four more goals were scored. Frequently the university forwards would carry the puck down the ice only to lose it through careless stick work and listless passing...