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...Murray praises his upperclass teammates in helping him adjust to the faster college game. "In high school, the older players looked at you as someone who might take their job away," he said. "Here, the upperclassmen look at you as someone who'll help Harvard hockey." Benson said that there is more camaraderie on the Harvard team than on any team for which he has ever played...
...leading scorer in Massachusetts in 1976, McDonald led his Winthrop High School Squad to an undefeated season and the State Division 1 championship. McDonald defies hockey logic at almost six feet and 150 pounds, and Murray calls him "a snake with the puck, an excellent stickhandler." Although sidelined with a dislocated elbow for two to three weeks from an injury sustained in Tuesday's 7-4 triumph over St. Lawrence, McDonald has the third highest total point tally on the team...
...Still, Murray calls Benson a player he "hated, couldn't stand" in high school, when Murray was captain of the Natick High team which was runner-up to Needham last year in the Bay State League. The two seem to have resolved their former rivalry as they are both linemates and roommates. Benson even designs to label Murray "the fastest skater on the team and a great forechecker as well as a superb penalty-killer." They have combined for 10 goals and 10 assists so far this year...
...value of these players became apparent in the early season come-from-behind victory over New Hampshire. Murray scored twice, and McDonald once, with Evans tying the match later in the game. Benson then drove home the game-winner...
After last year's narrow loss of an ECAC playoff berth, the Watson rink faithful are more impressed with the rookies' performances. With Harvard headed for a playoff spot this year, all agree with Murray's thinking that "College hockey is more...