The varsity hockey team came back with a vengeance at the Arena last night. Passing and checking very well indeed, the Crimson thumped a somewhat dazzled Northeastern team, 6 to 2.

Coupled with the opening game Boston college loss to B.U., the victory puts the Crimson back into the running again as a possible NCAA contender.

Northeastern played nothing like the team that upended the Crimson 4 to 3 two weeks ago. But the varsity's improvement cannot be minimized. Almost every fault that caused their recent losses had disappeared.

The Crimson, playing without the ill Dick Clasby, pushed in three goals in the first period, to virtually cinch the game then and there. Almost all came on good pass plays: Almy to Manchester at 3:53; Cooledge to Bliss at 6:06; and Hubbard to Greeley at 11:29.

Falling back on a more defensive game in the second period, the team seemed to let down a bit and Northeastern put on the only sustained pressure it ever mustered. The Huskies' Roy Campion put one past goalie Brad Richardson at 6:07, and not until 15:06 could the Crimson get it back. Then Amory Hubbard slammed in a perfect pass from Tony Patton, to jump the score to 4-1.

A scramble in front of the Harvard cage produced the next and last Husky goal. I' ad Richardson failed to fall on the puck in time, and Bob Lally pushed it in.

Scott Cooledge got the first goal of the third period, pushing a fine shot between the legs of the usually unbeatable Ray Picard at 5:29. George Chase picked up the final Harvard score at 8:25, on a pass from Hubbard, and for the rest of the period, the Crimson appeared to be toying with Northeastern, even when a man short.

The Crimson picked up five penalties to Northeastern's one, but floundered only once; the Huskies scored their second goal with Harvard a man short. Sharp defensive work by Jeff Coolidge, Tony Patton, Ed Mrkonich and Ned Almy made the difference. Not once did the Huskies shake loose a man on a clear solo shot.

It was team play that won the game for the Crimson. The fact that six different men, from all three lines, scored the Crimson's six goals indicates so