Word: defensemen
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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NUMBER ONE: This one came on a Crimson power play. Jack Hughes sliced through the UNH forwards at mid-ice and two Wildcat defensemen converged on Jack at the blue line. Jackie magnificently juked and deked, penetrated the offensive zone and slid the puck to brother George streaking onto the UNH net. A quick fake right drew goalie Greg Moffitt and George zinged his shot just inside the far post...
NUMBER THREE: The goal that gave the Somerville senior his third career hattrick (second of the season) came just 13 seconds after UNH's first score. Again, Jack Hughes attracted the UNH defensemen in the Wildcat zone, and again brother George received the puck with just Moffett to beat. A quick wrist shot sent Harvard to a 7-1 advantage...
Harvard's decisive 8-4 win over the highly-regarded New Hampshire at Walter Brown Arena last night was mere off-Broadway compared to the virtuoso performance of Hughes in the second period. The super-cool forward limboed by hapless defensemen for four goals in the second and turned a 3-0 score into a full-fledged 7-1 shocker with one stanza remaining (see story below...
...Green kept the partisan throng roaring in far-from-bucolic Rupert Thompson Arena, scoring goal number two at 2:52. Defensemen Tom Cross let a shot loose from the left point that forward Rick Wilson was able to re-direct in from the slot...
This team had its shortcomings, both offensively and defensively. But both parts of the team proved themselves more than capable. Harvard, on Saturday, could have used Yale's methodical running game to keep its defense alert and fresh. Larry Brown's aerial brilliance just put his defensemen back on the field too soon...