Fans Must Stop Trashing Ice

The Harvard hockey players, and especially Coach Bill Cleary, plead with the fans at Bright Center not to throw anything on the ice during tomorrow night's game against Boston College.

"We would like to discourage the fans from throwing anything on the ice," Cleary said yesterday. "Throwing things on the ice could cost us the game. First, we can get a penalty. Second, it can stop our momentum. Third, it could cause an injury. I want the fans to be loud and supportive--and they've been great--but I also hope they'll refrain from throwing anything. It's just too important a game."

Against Dartmouth, after an initial warning for the first barrage of garbage that emerged from the stands, the fans threw more trash on the ice and Harvard received a penalty. That 'meant that the icemen, up 2-1, were shorthanded for two minutes. Had Dartmouth scored a goal at that point. Harvard might not be in the playoffs. Late in the third period, the fans caused another delay-of-game penalty, and Dartmouth scored shortly afterward.

In other words, for the B.C. game, leave the tennis balls back in your room.

HOCKEY PAIRINGS

Colgate (8) at Clarkson (1)

St. Lawrence (7) at Northeastern (2)

Providence (6) at New Hampshire (3)

Boston College (5) at Harvard (4)

PLAYOFF TICKETS

Tickets for Tuesday night's playoff game at Bright Center with B.C. (game time 7:30) go on sale at the Harvard ticket office in the basement of Harvard Hall at 9 a.m. today. They are $2.50 each with student I.D.