Tonight's Maine/BC game is scheduled for 8:30 on FSNE.  Go Bears!!

John

Deron Treadwell wrote:

> Another classic NCAA Tournament game for Maine last night.  If you missed
> it, Maine beat Minnesota 5-4 in overtime Friday night to advance to the
> NCAA Quarterfinals.
>
> I thought Maine was lucky to be tied after one period, but the Golden
> Gophers got their share of luck as well in this game.  I believe that two
> of the four UMN goals should not have counted.  Their first goal
> *appeared* to have been covered by Matt Yeats and the puck was knocked
> loose and eventually knocked in.  The fourth goal should have never
> occured.  A Minnesota player was laying on top of Yeats in the crease
> while Minnesota had possession of the puck along the offensive boards.
> The play should have been blown dead for a man in the crease.  The
> subsequent goal was knocked in with a stick at about chest level and was a
> good goal.
>
> Marty Kariya proved (once again) that he is a Kariya and he has ice in his
> veins.  Maine tied the game when Francis Nault threw the puck on net.
> Somehow the rebound came to Kariya just outside the crease to Minnesota
> goalie Adam Hauser's right.  Kariya had the poise to pass across the
> crease to Michael Schutte who buried the puck with 2.7 SECONDS left in the
> game.  I don't know of many other players who could make that pass with
> just seconds left in an NCAA Tournament game and his team down by a goal.
>
> Despite allowing 4 goals, Matt Yeats was outstanding.  He stopped two
> breakaways in the last minute of the third period while Maine was
> desperately trying to tie the game, and he had another breakaway glove
> save in overtime.  That save had me flashing back to Alfie Michuad in 1999
> and Blair Allison in 1995 vs. Michigan.  A terrific save.  I don't fault
> him with any of the goals really.  There were two excellent tips by UMinn
> and the two goals that I mentioned above.
>
> Maine hit a bunch of posts (4 by my count) and really deserved to win this
> game.  They played with heart and passion and would not be denied.
>
> Maine will play Boston College at 8:30 tonight.  The Black Bears owe Brian
> Gionta and company after two embarassing losses.  All the pressure is on
> BC.
>
> I told my wife that I was pleased that this team made the NCAA Tournament
> (who would have thought that in January when Gionta deposited 5 goals in
> the first period on us?) and this was "gravy time" because everything from
> here on in it is "gravy".  I'm very proud that this team beat Minnesota
> last night.  Good luck tonight!!
>
> GO BLUE!!
>
> -Deron
>
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