On 1/11/96 Tony Buffa wrote:
 
>Now obviously I did not see the 84-85 NCAAs in person from California,
>in fact, I ended up viewing them on tape from my father, but they still
>rank, IMHO, as the most exciting NCAA *finals* series of games ever. As I
>recall, both semis went into multiple OT (of course, I only remember RPI's
>3 OT win over Minn-Duluth, Oates vs. Hull :-) and the final was a very
>tight 2-1 victory over Providence.  For sheer tightness of games, three
>games that coulda gone either way ... this series has got to be near the
>top.  Usually when people talk about all-time best teams, that Engineer
>team is mentioned near the top of the list.  That being the case, I would
>guess that all four semi-finalists that year were also excellent teams,
>who, in a different year, might have won it all.
 
Being an extremely biased RPI fan, I have to agree with Tony.  Didn't see
it live, but listened to it on the radio.  It was so draining I remember
being stunned when John Carter won it on a slapshot in the 3rd OT.
 
How many Providence fans are still upset that the refs didn't catch George
Servinis jumping early on a faceoff, gaining control of the puck and
breaking away to score what would end up being the winning goal?
 
Ken Johnson
RPI '87
 
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