Word: rinks
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...accepted was to play with the student orchestra at Brown, in honor of the inauguration of the university's new president, Howard Swearer. So well subscribed was the event that Rostropovich found himself playing the Saint-Saëns Concerto No. 1 in A minor in the hockey rink. He also gave some free advice to Brown student cellists ("Technique must come before interpretation"), donned a Brown sweatshirt and won over the campus with his exuberance. One overwhelmed Brown vice president rubbed his cheek bemusedly and said, "I've never been kissed so many times...
Unfortunately, hockey fans probably won't be able to catch a live show of the Bruins mauling the Los Angeles Kings. The Kings have been playing at a definite disadvantage since the ice in their home rink was melted for irrigation water. The Bruins are going to play the Kings in Los Angeles in what should prove to be an interesting matchup of two hockey teams playing on roller skates. The Bruins have been practicing at a local rollerdrome and are sure to be ready for their weekend encounter with the Kings. Both games will be on television, the Friday...
Outfit the players with fancy uniforms, fill the stands with 15,000 frenzied fans instead of the 30 who looked on at Watson Rink, and chant "Screw B.U.," and you could almost see Boston Garden on any of a number of nights this past season, with players from Harvard or B.U. or UNH dancing at center...
...which has the advantage of playing home games both in its own Walter Brown Rink and in the Boston Garden, made it 2-1 on Bill O'Neill's goal at 8:54 of the period...
Unfortunately for the Kings, they haven't been getting much ice time at home. The main reason for this is that there is no longer any ice in the Kings' rink. Last week the city ordered that all the ice be melted and the water be used for irrigation. The Kings have had to practice with roller skates, and play all their home games that...