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...Without a doubt, Harvard is the class of our league," Princeton Coach Jim Higgins said. "They're a well-drilled team and they skate well...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Icemen Thwack Princeton, 3-1 | 2/9/1987 | See Source »

...That's the way they play," fourth-line right wing Andy Janfanza said. "They're big guys who can't skate as well as we can, so they've got to clutch and grab...

Author: By Adam J. Epstein, | Title: Icemen Can Cadets In Trench War, 7-5 | 2/7/1987 | See Source »

...Bowl games and a No. 2 national ranking in the past six years). Says one faculty member: "Only being No. 1 counts for anything . . . getting there is all that counts as long as you don't land in jail." Advocates of this hard-line boosterism hoped that S.M.U. could skate past the death penalty and be back to business as usual in '88 after the probation ends...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Revolt in a Football Palace | 12/22/1986 | See Source »

Before the game, the Zamboni clears the ice. There's something pure about clean ice. And it seems like an act of desecration when the referees pounce onto it just before the game begins and skate around, carving up the smooth surface...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: A Bright Pageant, On and Off the Ice | 12/6/1986 | See Source »

...teams come out soon after and loosen up. Some players stretch their legs on the sides of the boards. The goalies skate to the nets and slash up the ice in front of them. Getting comfortable. Finding a rhythm...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: A Bright Pageant, On and Off the Ice | 12/6/1986 | See Source »

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