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...three didn't plan on playing together. Watson and Olson had a linemate in Jim Turner, and Murray, the team captain, thought he'd team with senior Bob McDonald, and perhaps a freshman. But with McDonald sidelined with academic trouble and Cleary in the mood to shuffle things around anyway, the three became a line during a pre-season practice and clicked...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: A Fine Alignment | 12/3/1980 | See Source »

Then you get the reasons. "It's forechecking, that's why," Murray said. "We back each other up." Olson added, "We communicate on the ice, we know where...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: A Fine Alignment | 12/3/1980 | See Source »

When Harvard showed signs of losing the momentum early in the third period, one Olson-Watson-Murray shift put an end to Terrier delusion as fast as you can say "Mark Fidler." All night, the trio dominated play--and then dominated the post-game scoring...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: A Fine Alignment | 12/3/1980 | See Source »

...line is averaging two goals a game, with Tom "They thought I couldn't put the puck in the net" Murray tied for the team lead with three. They backcheck, they scramble, they've got everything except a nickname. Send your submissions in, care of this writer...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: A Fine Alignment | 12/3/1980 | See Source »

...ability of the Crimson defensemen to clear the B.U. forwards out of the crease and give Lau a chance to see the shots from the point, and the scrambling forechecking of Tommy Murray, Greg Olson, Jim Turner and Dave Burke buoyed the Crimson's man-down efforts...

Author: By Mike Bass, | Title: Icemen Trample Terriers in Home Opener, 5-2 | 12/3/1980 | See Source »

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