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Throughout the game, Denver's big defensemen controlled the area in front of the cage by clearing out Crimson forwards. But when they did threaten on the power play, goalie Gerry Powers--who made 21 saves to Bruce Durno's 31--made the crucial saves to deny Harvard the score...
...Durno's talents which could play a big part in tonight's game is the way he directs the action around the nets. When the defensemen are skating with their backs to other players toward a puck cleared into the Harvard zone, Bruce will tell them where to pass the puck saving valuable time. "To beat Cornell, we will have to clear the puck fast and that means I'll have to tell the defensemen that wings are open for a pass," Bruce said...
There is no doubt that Bruce has found his groove this year. Although at first shaky with his defensemen, Chris Gurry and Terry Flaman, the three have settled down to form one of the best hockey defenses in the East. "Bruce has developed into one of the finest goalies I have ever seen," Kinasewich said. "He has that innate ability that every great goalie has which can't be taught. If we ever had a goal-tender who could beat Dryden, it's Durno...
Only Chris Gurry has been consistently effective among the defensemen, but with the return of Terry Flamen and the increasing steadiness of Dave Jones and Terry Driscoll, Harvard's defense should improve...
Harvard's other sophomores were also effective: wings Steve Owen and Don DeMichele scored two and one goals, respectively, and defensemen Dave Jones and Terry Driscoll added a goal apiece...