Word: pucks
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...goal capped an aggressive Crimson power play, a rare occurence these days. Jack Hughes led Mike Watson at the blue line, and the freshman skated by three Cornell defenders and fed the puck perfectly to Purdy at the right circle. Geno flicked it short side past a poorly positioned Harvard...
...Trio Grande, as now loyal Islander fans call them, have combined for 91 goals and 121 assists-a remarkable 212 total points-in just 47 games. Trottier, a relentless playmaker who has scored 34 goals and shoved the puck to teammates for another 45 points in assists, is battling Montreal's stylish Guy Lafleur for the scoring lead. Bossy, a pure shooter with lightning hands, leads the league in goals with 38. Hovering in the background (19 goals and 45 assists) is Gillies, and at 6 ft., 3 in., 224 lbs., he looms large indeed to harried defenders. Gillies...
There is now no dearth of skill, and the Islanders have become a marvelously efficient hockey machine. Lafleur may flash down the ice faster, but the Islanders' front three sweep as one irresistible force. Trottier flicks passes, Gillies dig: the puck out of the corner, Bossy darts in and out of the slot waiting for a pass: three men seemingly skating in one another's minds. Just to stay fresh, they occasionally swap off on a different line. Says Trottier: "If you keep doing the same things, other teams learn how to control you. With different guys...
...away from the Canadiens. With a goaltender's fine appreciation of the scorer's art, the Islanders' Glenn Resch sums up his teammates: "You couldn't draft a bigger, stronger left wing than Gillies. Trottier always slips through like Earl Campbell. Bossy can put the puck in the net on every good chance. He and Trottier have that psychic thing between them that a great line has to have. The ingredients are here. If we don't win, we've run out of excuses...
...Harvard hockey team, on the verge of mathematical extinction from the ECAC playoffs even before the puck is dropped for the Beanpot, will attempt to justify its current 14th place standing in Division One when it faces the league's worst team, Princeton (0-9-3), this afternoon at Baker Rink...