I was sitting in the first row of the upper deck at the Pepsi right on the
red line. I believe that the goalie from Michigan State and from Maine could
have skated toward each other at top speed and when they met at center ice,
the MSU goalie would have skated right through the legs of the Maine
goalie.  And that kid is a freshman???  Wonder how big he'll get when he
grows up!!

I agree that neither Michigan State nor Maine looked as good on Sunday as
they did on Saturday.  I thought it might be because they were tired from
the day before but it might be because they were pretty evenly matched. Both
dominated the games on Saturday with speed and hustle and when they met on
Sunday, they looked slower  because their opponents were faster and kept up
with them. I thought the game was excellent on Sunday and I was very
impressed with the way that Michigan State never gave up.  Both bands showed
a lot of class as did the fans of both teams.

I had one serious disappointment on Sunday.  I was walking on the Pepsi
concourse between the second and third period and  was pretty sure I saw Ron
Mason there. I tried to get close to him to talk to him but was unable to do
so.  I just wanted to be sure that he knew that there was a head coaching
job available at RPI; y'know; in case he was bored!!!!!

On 3/26/06, Eric J. Burton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Maine has the biggest goaltender I have ever seen 6'7" is really tall.
>
> Eric J. Burton
> (701)-610-9466
> http://ndgoon.blogspot.com/
> The Tree of Liberty Must be Refreshed From Time to Time with the Blood of
> Patriots and Tyrants.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: - Hockey-L - The College Hockey Discussion List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Deron Treadwell
> Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 7:31 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Maine
>
>
> > Bottom line: Maine hadn't lost a game when it lead after 2 periods  for
> > about 120 games. Couple of posts (crossbars), and it's a  different
> game.
>
> It is actually 108 games after today.  102-0-6  That's pretty amazing stat
> one of those that is getting so much play that you know it is bound to end
> soon!  ;-)
>
> I wasn't overwhelmed with either Michigan State or my own Black Bears.
> Maine played a good first period, but really expended a lot of energy and
> never got it ramped up again and Michigan State slowly chipped away, but
> it
> ended up being too much to overcome.  A lot of teams might have packed it
> in
> when Maine made it 4-1, but Michigan State would close it to 4-3 before
> the
> empty net goal that proved to be the GWG.
>
> I'm thrilled that Maine is going to Millwaukee, I just don't know how
> serious a threat they are.  I guess everyone who goes has a chance, right?
>
> (FWIW, Bad announcers or not, North Dakota was the best team I saw on TV
> all
> weekend.)
>