As already reported they have been doing it since the early 1970's at Wisconsin.  I was there once back then and they also had this huge banner with a goalie who had been just baraged by pucks, many in the net. Underneath it said SIEVE and it was an advertisement for Coca-Cola!!  Hilarious!  They also printed that in their programs.  I believe I still have one.

Funny how it grew and grew and grew.  I hate it and never sieve at Mariucci.

Carol
GO Gophers!!!


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From: "Steven W. Rockey" <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Sieve
Date:         Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:02:05 -0500

I think first heard it from Wisconsin fans at the NCAA's in 1973.  I also 
saw Wisconsin in the NCAA in 1972 and 1970 so I could have the wrong year 
but the recollection of 1973 is strong -- maybe because Cornell lost in 
OT.  I think Cornell fan's started using it the next season -- 1973/74.

--Steve Rockey
CU 1970


At 1/20/2008 05:00 AM, you wrote:
>At 04:56 PM 1/19/2008 -0500, =?utf-8?Q?Richard_Henry?= wrote:
> >I have my own theory, but I don't want to won't prejudice the results, so
> >I will respond later.  Please respond with when and where you first heard
> >a visiting goalie treated to a "sieve" chant after letting in a goal.
>
>I first heard it at my first Cornell game back in the early '80s, but older
>accounts I've read credit the Wisconsin fans with coming up with it first,
>in the early '70s or perhaps even before that.
>--
>Bill Fenwick                                                 DJF   5/27/94
>Cornell '86 and '95                                          JCF   12/2/97
>LET'S GO RED!!