Word: defenseman
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Boston Bruins, with ace defenseman Bobby Orr playing for the first time since February 10, lost to the Detroit Red Wings 5-3 in Detroit last night...
...inexplicable as hot teams suddenly turned frigid, or sure losers suddenly won. How to explain, for example, the Canadiens' 21 games with only one loss-followed by three losses and a tie? Who could have predicted that the Bruins would win six out of seven with All-Star Defenseman Bobby Orr sidelined? And how about the Rangers, those longtime patsies? Last week they had a Stanley Cup play-off berth all sewed up, and were within striking distance of winning the N.H.L. championship-for the first time in 26 years...
...lifted its lead to 5-1, when a defensive mixup gave Terrier Mickey Gray a clean shot that fought through Bill Dierck's pads into the net and defenseman Darrell Abbott slid a screen shot through three sets of legs into the goal...
Four minutes into the third period B.U. defenseman Abbott violated the cardinal ethic of sports by pinning goalie Diercks against his own cage, and Barry responded by penalizing Diercks for slashing and added a ten-minute misconduct when Ben Smith banged his stick against the boards in disbelieving frustration...
Smith got out of the cooler in time for Barry's major promotion of the evening. Terrier defenseman Hinch planted his elbow in Bob Fredo's face and when Barry was nonplussed he used the tactic on three more Crimson skaters. Everyone in the full house saw a fight was brewing except the referees, and at 16:30 it exploded...