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  "Charles A. Baldwin" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Harvard-Brown
 
 For the Harvard fan, the most depressing had to be the game-tying goal that
 was waved
> off in the final minutes (according to the ref, the whistle had blown: this
> was a hard one to call, and I couldn't tell from where I sat).
 
Charles, I at the game sitting just over the Brown goalie during the
third period.  As I saw the play, the Harvard forward (don't know his
name) forced the play at the blue line and the Brown defenseman almost
misplayed the puck as it drifted in on Parsons.  Parsons immediately went
down to cover the puck.  The ref, from his position behind the Brown net,
blew the whistle when he lost sight of the puck, IMO, clearly before the
second Harvard forward charged the goal mouth and dislodged the puck into
the net.  I do agree with you that the level of intensity displayed by
the Brown players seemed to be a notch above Harvard's.
 
> Overall, I think Harvard has the talent to be very good, but needs to get
> their team play together. In the end I think this game could have gone
> either way, at least from the second period on. As a Harvard fan, I'd be
> concerned if I saw a game like this at the middle of the season, but as
> the first game, well, I'll wait and see.
 
Overall, I was very impressed by the level of play displayed by both
teams for a season opener.  If this is the kind of hockey we will be
treated to all season, who needs the pro's?  :-)
 
Neal Hannon