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Steve Carell: Denison Hockey Goalie

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AUGUST 30, 2023 | written by STEVE ULRICH

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1. Steve Carell: Denison Hockey Goalie

by Peter Baugh, The Athletic

“In the 1980s, club hockey games at Ohio University were must-attend events, especially against rival Denison, a liberal arts school from a little over an hour north. Before games, Ohio dimmed the lights and used a disco ball to make stars swirl around the ice. Then the home players would skate through a paper visage of their bobcat mascot, bursting onto the ice to AC/DC.

Beer was cheap. Crowds were raucous. Fencing served as boards, so opposing players had to fear OU fans drenching them with drinks.

“It was like playing in front of a fraternity party,” remembers Bill Eaton, a Denison defenseman from 1980-84.

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