Word: thorntons
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Brown opened its season with an awe-inspiring 8 to 3 rout of Northeastern in Boston. And that night, Husky goalie Gary Thornton was playing nowhere near the 42-save level he performed at when Harvard beat Northeastern...
...headed right winger, who was elevated to the varsity when Ben Smith was shifted to defense last week, took a long lead pass from Ed Zellner at mid-ice. Before the defense could catch up, Grimble fired a slap shot from the blue line which found the nets between Thornton and the far post...
Harvard dominated the third period, but Thornton was equal to the assault. He turned aside 22 Crimson shots, many off the sticks of Eric Rosenberger and Jack Garrity, who led the offensive harassment all night...
Clark's shot was weak, but Pete Waldinger picked it up in front of the cage and poked a dribbler through Thornton's legs. As the puck lay between the goalie and the goal Parrot swooped in from the left and made the kill...
...Thornton made 42 saves, but his performance was overshadowed by Harvard's Bill Fitzsimmons, who made 24 stops and looked impressive under heavy pressure...