Word: offing
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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With the graduation of All-American goaltender Dryden, the Big Red keeps its defensemen back quite a bit more than they were accustomed to last winter. and. consequently, it is almost more difficult to score on them. Harvard managed only eight shots on goalie Brian Cropper in the first period...
Harvard skated with the powerful Big Red as few teams have done this season, harassed the flying Cornell forwards unmercifully with superb back checking and tight defense, and stayed in contention until the final minutes of the game, when the Big Red broke the contest open on the power play...
But there was little of the post-game exultation and Harvard-baiting that has characterized visiting Cornell crowds in the past. A close game with the Crimson in the ECAC finals last March planted the seed of a doubt-perhaps the Big Red could be had by an Eastern team...
So the Crimson designed a special strategy for Cornell, and carried it, out almost to perfection Saturday night. By playing tight defense close to the blue line, by leaving a forward back to harass Cornell rushers, the Crimson hampered the powerful Cornell attack, frustrated the Big Red on the power...
But two defensive mistakes gave the Big Red two goals, and partially because of the defensive-oriented strategy. Harvard was unable to mount a sufficient offensive attack to get them both back.