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Word: forechecking (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1980
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Even with the score at 11-3 after the first period. Crimson pressure was unrelenting. Sophomore Suzanne Vine came in to forecheck brilliantly and had one scoring play washed away by the referee's whistle...

Author: By Tory Kiam, | Title: Laxwomen Annihilate Brown 22-4; Freshman Den Hartog Tallies Eight | 4/24/1980 | See Source »

Brooks once said his team played "sophisticated pond hockey." Whatever its name, the style of the Americans is oddly schizophrenic. They ride players into the boards and forecheck -an oafish game. On offense, on the other hand, they strive -when they can remember their orders-to practice pinpoint passing. The weakness of this hybrid approach showed up in a big game against the Czechs. With a one-man advantage after a Czech penalty, the Americans got too clever by half: they fecklessly passed the puck back and forth for 1 min. 40 sec., until time ran out. All the while...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympics: Only the Lake Was Placid | 2/25/1980 | See Source »

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