Word: rinks
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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When the warmups end and most of the players skate off, two will linger on the ice. Freshman goalie Grant Blair will seem to wander aimlessly and senior winger Greg Britz will likely circle around the rink, sending a few more pucks into the empty nets, while Coach Bill Cleary stands at the bench, calling both...
...controlled the puck in the corner of the rink nearest to the Crimson crowd until the siren sounded and a horde of jubilant teammates mobbed him, so that the fans had a close-up view of the first Harvard hockey team to celebrate an ECAC title in 12 years...
...size advantage also went for naught At home in the ECAC's smallest rink and playing last night in the largest, it couldn't keep up with the much faster Crimson. And while the Engineers occasionally took the body, "they still have to catch you to hit you," as Harvard Coach Bill Cleary said later...
Some differences between the two teams stand out. Harvard plays in the ECAC's largest rink. RPI in the smallest. The contrasts in playing styles are predictable: Harvard relies on sharp passing and fast skating, the Engineers on their size advantage--they have a set of fairly massive blueliners...
...Tiger seniors-Jim Matthews who scored two goals, Captain Keith Benker who set up two others, and Dennis, who stymied the Crimson after being shelled by Harvard in December-turned in inspired performances. After the first period, the rink forever seemed tilted towards the Princeton end, but the Tigers held on for a 4-2 edge at the final buzzer...