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Word: slapper (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Savard picked up his third assist on Pierre Larouche's marker in the second, and Jacques Lemaire beat Bruin goalie Gerry Cheevers on a long slapper for the fourth tally...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Canadiens Thrash Bruins, 4-1; Savard Notches Three Assists | 5/24/1978 | See Source »

...then fired up to put the game out of reach for the Western College Hockey Association champs. Leading scorer Fidler drilled a low slapper past Baretta on a power play at 6:15 of the third period, and Silk chipped one past the netminder from right on the goal line a mere 35 seconds later...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: B.U. Badgers Wisconsin, 5-2; Silk Scores Two in NCAA Semis | 3/24/1978 | See Source »

That Georgia thigh-slapper provides the President with a metaphor to explain the trouble he has faced for almost a year. When he took office, his desk was piled high with work undone, needs neglected, problems postponed. Such urgent tasks as creating an energy policy, stopping the drain of Social Security funds and reforming the tax and welfare systems had been ignored or put off, largely because nobody had solutions that seemed workable or politically feasible. Like a quarterback who prefers the long bomb to the drudgery of three yards and a cloud of dust, the President threw...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Sliding Down the Polls | 12/26/1977 | See Source »

...clash when Murray tallied his second and the icemen went ahead temporarily at 13:19. With Steve Kennealy of UNH off for elbowing, the Harvard power play got its second of the night when Murray tacked in a rebound from five feet out off a John Cochrane slapper...

Author: By Bill Scheft, | Title: Yardlings Tally Five Times, Icemen Prevail, 7-6 | 12/15/1977 | See Source »

Just after B.U. had successfully killed two Harvard power-play opportunities, Crimson defensemen Bob Leckie banged a slapper on net, and the rebound skipped to freshman Phil Evans. Evans threaded a pass through the crease to freshman Bob McDonald, who smacked a backhand into the goal. Harvard...

Author: By Peter Mcloughlin, | Title: Terriers Put Bite on Crimson Six, 4-3 | 12/8/1977 | See Source »

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