One might ask, what is HOCKEY-L becoming?  Is this an attempt to set a
new standard for poor sportsmanship?
 
-- Erik
 
Nathan Eric Hampton wrote:
>
> Arron states "a "live" animal either a gopher
> or rat was thrown on the ice after the sioux scored their first goal."
>
> I agree, it is very hard to tell the difference between a gopher and a
> rat.
>
> Doesn't either Cornell or Clarkson throw a fish (Great Lakes version)
> onto the ice when the first goal is scored? Fish are not animals, but it
> is thrown. St. Cloud also throws Gophers when the opportunity arises.
> One hit Woog on the shoulder at the end of the last Gopher-Huskie game
> and Woog whined (sorry, redundancy) about it to his buddy Frank Mizocco
> (sp?) about it on the local TV show, and I was wodering how either of
> them could tell the difference between a dead Gohper on the sholder and
> a toupee? A couple of years ago, Denver's upper deck fans got penalized
> for throwing chicken (wings) on the ice at Wisconsin. Why I forget.
>
> This is a hockey tradition long in the tooth -- dating back at least to
> the Olympia arena octopus in the 1950's. As long as it is not heated
> coins or other dangerous debris, it does not bother me.
>
> Nathan Hampton
 
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