Freshmen Skaters Flawless; Destroy Dartmouth Sextet, 7-3

Debauchery, inebriation, and carousing are the hallmarks of the annual Dartmouth Winter Carnival. Last weekend's edition was no exception, and the Big Green's highly-touted J.V. hockey team seemed to have had more than their share of the action as they were blown off the ice by the Harvard freshmen, 7-3, yesterday afternoon in Watson Rink.

Looking lethargic throughout the contest, the previously 9-3 Green were consistently outskated by the fired-up Crimson Squad.

But post-carnival withdrawal was not the primary reason for the Harvard victory. The game was highlighted by splendid Crimson forechecking and the stellar goaltending of John Phillips.

Changing Color

The game's complexion changed quickly when Randy Millan took a slap shot from the point which deflected off a defenseman and trickled past a startled Dartmouth goalie at 10:51. Twenty-two seconds later, Franco Scalamandre flicked in a wrist shot from 30 feet out, and the outcome of the match was never again in doubt.

The Crimson power play clicked for a picture-perfect goal three minutes later when Danny Dilorati took a pass from across the crease and slid the puck into the empty side of the net to make the score 3-0.

At the start of the second period, the Green finally managed a tally. A shot caught Phillips between his leg pads and slowly drifted past the goal line.

Crimson defenseman John Dunderdale responded two minutes later, intercepting a Dartmouth pass, stickhandling around two defensemen, and scooping in the puck. Mike Clasby widened the lead to 5-1 at 16:44 by swooping around the Dartmouth net and faking the puck past the hapless goalie.

Formalities

The third period was simply was formality as the Crimson put in another power play goal and Stewart added his second score for the afternoon. The Hanoverians found the net twice.

Coach Tim Taylor explained his team's victory over the powerful Dartmouth contingent by saying that his players "feel more comfortable together."