Although hobbling on crutches after the game,Devin said he probably would be able to play whenthe Crimson opens its regular season at Brown nextweekend.
"They're great team," said Devin, who gave upseven goals in 29 minutes of play. "Their firstthree goals were made-to-order. A guy walks upfrom the corner. I have to hold tight against him.He slips it over to a guy who puts it in the net.Half the time I was just making a cameoappearance, sliding over."
"The only thing I regret," Devin said, smiling,"is Allen scoring a goal against me."
Roaring
Harvard came out hard in the first period,surrendering four goals, but then getting one backwith 17 seconds left in the period when PaulHowley dug out the puck from behind the USA netand slipped a pass to Ed Presz, who banged onehome. The crowd roared.
The Crimson cut the lead to 4-2 only 30 secondsinto the second period when Tod Hartje fed JohnWeisbrod in front of the net. After his firstcollegiate goal, Weisbrod was mobbed by histeammates.
"They gave us a good game for two periods, oneof the best games we've had so far," Bourbeausaid. "They're a good skating team as usual, andthey work the puck well."
But Harvard never came close again, as theOlympians bombarded Francis and his youngteammates. The Olympians' goal total tied itshighest of the tour. New Hampshire, a Hockey Eastteam, also fell to the USA, 15-3.
For Harvard, the opening game of the 1987-'88season will almost certainly be its hardest. Andnot for four more years will Cleary be so jovialin defeat.