Word: waded
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Anyone's mind, that is, except that of the Harvard hockey leprechaun and a goaltender by the name of Wade...
...those who didn't see him struggle to cover up for the mistakes of inexperienced defensemen and compensate for a lack of consistent scoring punch game alter game for three years. It was hard to consider Wade Lau as anything more than a mediocre ECAC goaltender. All the unknowing saw were statistics like 4.78 and 4.63 goals against averages and a save percentage that hovered in the mid-eighties, so there were no awards for Lau, nothing to confirm his standing as one of the top goalies in the region...
...December 13 has not won since and, despite consistently sharp play. Lau is looking at a six-game personal winless streak. His save percentage, once as high as 92, has dwindled to 83, and his goals-against average is an unremarkable 3.83. If he was the type. Wade Lau would have a right to be frustrated...
...that type. "Wade doesn't get down on himself, and that's a big thing," says coach Billy Crcary. "He has complete confidence in himself, but he's humble in his approach to the game, himself and people, and I think he's been that way since the day he came here...
...defenseman and freshman-year roommate Mitch Olson adds. "Wade's great; he's not obnoxious or loud like a lot of goalies. He takes things a little easier...