I will look for a contemporary media account of that game, and will report on
what I find.  Your story, as well as Ed's memories of hearing the game
described by Boston radio announcers, may be accurate but I'd prefer to see it
corroborated by another source.

>>So far we have a 29 year old hearsay account of what happened.  Perhaps we can
>>find a contemporary newspaper story.  Though I am admittedly a biased Gopher
>>fan, I have a hard time believing that the only villains in this piece were
>>wearing maroon and gold.
>>
>>-- Erik
>
>
>     As a stated in my previous message, Ed's description of the events is
> precisely my recollection of the first period melee..... and I was a neutral
> observer of the game with no axe to grind, having been wrung out emotionally
> the day before watching the Bears lose their shot at the championship in the
> first semi.
>
>
> Bill Corrigan
>
> LET'S GO BRUNO!
> 2003-04 Ivy Hockey Champions
> 2004 UConn Hockey Classic Champions
> 2005 Mayor's Cup Game Champions
>
> .
>

University of Minnesota
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