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...never been this upset about a win before," he said. "If those are the fans we've got then we'll play in an empty rink...
Such a bombardments is a Cornell play from way back, invented and patented at Ithaca's Lynah Rink for times when schools towards which Cornell students are less than amiable bring their hockey teams to town Harvard is one such school...
Obviously, however some people weren't paying attention to the words of rink announcer Ben Zurier, who repeated the warning for the fans to hear. They only remembered one thing. When Harvard scores, let fly with whatever happens to be at hand...
Finally, after the two teams were separated and banished to their respective locker rooms and Eliot was back on his feet and feeling okay, the Harvard fans began slowly to file out of the rink. No one was feeling overly joyous, despite the exciting and important win. Clearly, who normally has been extremely appreciative of the strong fan support, was outraged...
...hopes that Cleary is not serious, for punishing every Harvard fan for the dirty work of two individuals hardly seems fair. But something has to be done. A good start would be a close inspection of people entering the rink for bottles and cans of any kind. Throw out those who have them. It's doubtful that two-and-a-half hours at Bright Center would be any less enjoyable without the alcohol. And it's a worthwhile sacrifice, if it saves the skull of a hockey player...