Last year before the hockey game with Brown, word was printed that "the Bruins, with a 6-6-2 record, have a second-rate team with a first-rate goalie." Tonight at Watson Rink the varsity will risk a 6-6-2 record against what is now a second-rate team with a second-rate goalie.

It's not that Brown has played consistently poor hockey; in fact its performance has been anything but consistent. Although they bowed to Yale by scores of 4 to 3 and 9 to 3, the Bruins pressed B.C. before losing 7 to 5 and 3 to 2 in overtime. The Crimson lost to the Eagles by the same score last month.

Any Ivy League game is important, however. Especially this year, with Yale and Dartmouth resting on top of the standings with 3-0 records, and Harvard tied with Brown for third place, contests with any one of the top four are key games, not respites for the varsity.

The Bruin team looked poor at defense against the Elis in the first half of the doubleheader at Providence Wednesday. It no longer has Harry Batchelder, nor several other of last year's team who had trouble with their midyear grades.

On the other hand, Crimson coach Cooney Weiland is wondering where to put all of his rediscovered talent. The first line will remain intact, but the second line will consist of Paul Kelley, Les Duncan and Bill Collins. The latter can scrap around the offensive zone and make a nuisance of himself to Brown defensemen.