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Trying to Recoup the Spirit of '84 is an Olympian Task

USA Squad Hunts for Gold on the Road to Calgary

At Calgary, the U.S. will be in the red division along with the U.S.S.R., Czechoslovakia, West Germany, Norway and Austria. The seventh-seeded Americans will play each of those squads in the preliminary round-robin, with the top two advancing to the medal round.

Can the 1980 miracle be repeated?

The Russians have been slipping slightly in international tournaments--witness the loss to the Canadians in the Canada's Cup, and their humiliation at the hands of the Swedes in the World Championships.

And there exists precedents for Olympic upsets. In 1960 a quartet of Harvard players, led by current Crimson coach Bill Cleary, guided the U.S. to its first Olympic gold medal. And everybody knows what happened at Lake Placid.

In 1988, the Impossible Dream may not be impossible after all.

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Harvard Hockey Roster Player  P  Cl  Ht/Wt  School/Hometo wn Steve Armstrong  F  Sr.  5-10/175  Northwood /Ithaca, N.Y. Jon Biotti  D  Fr.  6-4/215  Belmont Hill/Newton, Ma. Josh Caplan  D  Jr.  5-10/175  Belmont Hill/Wellesley, Ma. Peter Ciavaglia  F  Fr.  5-10/170  Nichols/S nyder, N.Y. John Devin  G  Sr.  5-11/190  Braintree/Bra intree, Ma. Ted Donato  F  Fr.  5-10/170  Catholic Mem./Dedham, Ma. Scott Farden  D  Jr.  6-1/200  Virginia/Virg inia, Mn. Michael Francis  G  Fr.  6-0/165  Archb. Williams/Braintree, Ma. Gerald Green  F  Sr.  5-11/175  Milton/Stella rton, Nova Scotia Tod Hartje  C  So.  6-0/185  Anoka/Anoka, Mn. Paul Howley  F  Jr.  5-11/170  Archb. Williams/Milton, Ma. Andy Janfaza  F  Sr.  5-10/190  Noble&Green ough/Natick, Ma. Scott McCormick  D  So.  6-1/185  St. Paul's/Lake Forest, II. John Murphy  C  So.  5-11/175  St. Michael's/Toronto, Ont. Jerry Pawloski  D  Sr.  5-11/185  Northville /Northville, Mi. Brian Popiel  D  So.  5-9/165  F.W. Collegiate/Thunder Bay, Ont. Ed Presz  F  Jr.  6-0/175  Minnechaug Reg./Wilbraham, Ma. Don Sweeney  D  Sr.  5-10/185  St. Paul's/St. Stephen, N.B. Craig Taucher  F  Jr.  5-8/150  U. Detroit/Troy, Mi. Michael Vukonich  F  Fr.  6-1/185  Denfeld/Dul uth, Mn. John Weisbrod  F  Fr.  6-1/185  Choate/Wood bury, N.Y. C. J. Young  F  So.  5-10/175  Belmont Hill/Waban, Ma.

1986-'87 Harvard Statistics Player  GP  GI  As  Pts  PenMin Lane MacDonald  34  37  30  67  13  2 6 Allen Bourbeau  33  23  34  57  23  46 Tim Barakett  34  25  29  54  6  12 Randy Taylor  34  3  35  38  11  30 Mark Benning  31  3  29  32  15  30 #C.J. Young  34  17  12  29  15  30 #Steve Armstrong  34  11  15  26  18  3 6 #Don Sweeney  34  7  14  21  11  22 Peter Chiarelli  34  8  7  15  153  0 #Tod Hartje  34  3  9  12  14  36 Ed Krayer  14  2  9  11  2  4 #Josh Caplan  32  1  10  11  12  24 #John Murphy  34  3  6  9  5  10 Nick Carone  33  3  6  9  19  38 Rick Haney  17  2  5  7  0  0 Chris Biotti  30  1  6  7  10  23 #Jerry Pawloski  18  1  5  6  13  26 #Craig Taucher  15  3  2  5  4  8 #Andy Janfaza  31  3  2  5  13  26 #Paul Howley  8  3  0  3  2  4 #Scott McCormack  8  0  1  1  0  0 Butch Cutone  33  0  2  2  6  12 Dickie McEvoy  24  0  2  2  0  0 #Gerald Green  3  0  1  1  3  6   (# indicates returning player) Goalie  W  L  T  G  Min  Gaa< Tab>Sv% Dickie McEvoy  19  5  0  24  1460  2.22   91.5 John Devin  9  1  0  10  600  2.3090.3

US Olympic Hockey Roster Player  P  Ht/Wt  1986-87 Team/Hometown John Blue  G  5-10/180  Minnesota/EI Toro, Ca. Allen Bourbeau  C  5-9/175  Harvard/Falmouth, Ma. Greg Brown  D  6-0/190  B.C./Southboro, Ma. Tom Chorske  F  6-1/200  Minnesota/Minneapoli s, Mn. Clark Donatelli  F  5-10/180  B.U./Providence, R.I. Scott Fusco  C  5-9/175  Olten, Switz./Burlington, Ma. Guy Gosselin  D  5-11/195  Minn-Duluth/Roches ter, Mn. Tony Granato  C  5-10/185  Wisconsin/Downers Grove, II. Craig Janney  C  6-1/195  B.C./Enfield, Ct. Jim Johannson  C  6-1/189  Landsberg, FRG/Rochester, Mn. Brad Jones  F  6-1/195  Michigan/Sterling Heights, Mi. Peter Laviolette  D  6-2/198  Indianapolis Checkers/Franklin, Ma. Steve Leach  F  5-11/180  Wash. Capitals/Lexington, Ma. Brian Leetch  D  5-11/185  B.C./Cheshire, Ct. Lane MacDonald  F  5-11/187  Harvard/Mequon, Wi. Corey Millen  C  5-7/165  Minnesota/Cloquet, Mn. Kevin Miller  F  5-10/180  Michigan St./East Lansing, Mi. Jeff Norton  D  6-3/198  Michigan/Acton, Ma. Todd Okerlund  F  6-0/208  Minnesota/Burnsvill e, Mn. Paul Ranheim  F  6-1/200  Wisconsin/Edina, Mn. Todd Richards  D  5-10/190  Minnesota/Minneapo lis, Mn. Mike Richter  G  5-10/185  Wisconsin/Flourtown , Pa. Dave Snuggerud  F  6-2/188  Minnesota/Minneton ka, Mn. Jim Sprenger  D  5-11/187  Minn-Duluth/Cloque t, Mn. Kevin Stevens  W  6-3/215  B.C./Halifax, Ma. Chris Terreri  G  5-9/155  N.J. Devils/Warwick, R.I. Eric Weinrich  D  6-1/205  Maine/Gardner, Me. Scott Young  F  6-1/190  B.U./Clinton, Ma.

1987 Olympic Statistics   (Thru October 28, 1987) Player  GP  GI  As  Pts  PenMin Lane MacDonald  22  11  14  25  7  14 Craig Janney  22  12  13  25  2  4 Kevin Miller  23  10  15  25  7  14 Brian Leetch  20  3  22  25  9  18 Brad Jones  21  15  9  24  10  23 Scott Fusco  21  8  15  23  5  10 Allen Bourbeau  19  10  10  20  5  10 Scott Young  24  6  14  20  5  13 Tony Granato  20  10  8  18  12  24 Steve Leach  21  10  8  18  4  8 Corey Millen  16  9  9  18  6  12 Kevin Stevens  13  8  9  17  6  12 Clark Donatelli  21  4  13  17  5  10 Dave Snuggerud  21  5  8  13  3  6 Greg Brown  22  2  9  11  8  16 Tom Chorske  18  3  6  9  7  14 Jeff Norton  23  2  7  9  14  34 Todd Okerlund  18  1  8  9  6  12 Jim Johannson  21  6  2  8  7  14 Guy Gosselin  20  1  6  7  18  42 Peter Laviolette  23  1  6  7  12  24 Eric Weinrich  20  1  5  6  11  22 Mike Richter  12  0  0  0  1  2 Goalie  W  L  T  G  Min  Gaa< Tab>Sv% Mike Richter  7  3  1  12  639  2.91< Tab>88.9 Chris Terreri  6  3  1  10  564  2.98< Tab>87.0 John Blue  1  4  0  7  337  4.28   84.5

Upcoming Schedule: Date  Opponent  Time  Location Nov. 8  Harvard University  8:00  Cambridge, MA Nov. 10  Univ. of Minnesota  7:30  Bloomington, MN Nov. 16  Bowling Green State  7:30  Bowling Green, OH Nov. 19  Canadian Olympic Team  7:30  Hamilton, ONT Nov. 20  Michigan State  7:30  Detroit, MI Nov. 22  Michigan State  3:00  East Lansing Nov. 24  Canadian Olympic Team  7:30  Calgary, ALB Nov. 28  Canadian Olympic Team  1:05  Inglewood, CA

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