Phil, I think, as Mike M would say, that way back then, the OTs were only
10 minutes long!  That game went, I believe into the 98th minute or so.  I
just had a conversation with a chemistry colleague who was there for that
game in Lake Placid while on sabattical at Cornell, and he asked the same
question. I am NOT an expert, but I believe that is the answer to an
apparent paradox..... anyone want to confirm?
 
TB
 
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On Fri, 31 Mar 1995, Phil Ritzenthaler wrote:
 
> > Tony Buffa wrote after 2 OT periods in the Mich-Maine
> > game
> >
> > >This is the longest playoff game in history, surpassing
> > >such fanastic games as the BG '84 win and the RPI semi
> > >final 3OT win (ten minutes per OT back then) over Minn-
> > >Duluth in '85.
>
>
> How do they figure that this was the longest when BG's win occured in
> the 4th OT???
>
> Inquiring minds want to know . . .
>
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