> Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1993 21:54:06 -0700 (MST)
> From: Karen Heasley <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Denver Cup
>
> Dec. 28, 1993
>
> Boston College   5
> Air Force        1
 
this game was a whole lot closer than the score indicates.  Air force
came out hot and heavy and dominated the 1st period.  The lone score
of the period was a BC short hander that came when a slap shot from the
left point took a crazy bounce off a BC shin pad ant an eagle got a
breakaway off of it.  The backbreakers came in then 2nd period when
BC (aided by what I thought (as did the USAFA coaching staff) was a
BLATANT interference) got another breakaway and scored their second
short hander of the evening; and when BC scored a power play goal
immediately after a falcon clear was called back because the net was
FINALLY noticed to be off.
 
BC got another power play goal and another shorthanded goal to
complete their 5.  Air force scored on a power play in the second for
it's goal.  The falcons continue to be the best winless division 1
team in the nation.  Chick Yackel wasn't too bad in his zebra suit,
but buzzy had the worst night i've ever seen him have.  Air force's
coaching staff is usually pretty calm and collected, but they were
visibly upset with the officiating this afternoon.  Tim Swiador didn't
have a good day on the lines either.  He whistled an icing infraction
on a short handed length of the ice clear by DU, causing a center ice
face off.  It was clear the officials weren't agreeing on calls all
afternoon, and it detracted from the game.
 
> Denver           5
> Princeton        2
>
> Tomorrow:
> Consolation: Air Force vs. Princeton
>
> Championship (live on Prime at 7pm mst): Denver vs. Boston College
>
> I saw the DU-Princeton game on tv tonight.  Both teams were playing pretty
> well, but no one was able to convert on any power plays (something the
> announcers remarked was a problem for DU this year).  Both Princeton's Konte
> and DU's Mullin made some good saves,
 
In person, it seemed like Konte had an OUTSTANDING night as many of
his saves were from close in shots.
 
>                                       and only the last DU goal, when the
> puck slid right between Konte's legs, could be considered his fault.
 
I also thought the 4th DU goal was a bit soft from my vantage point (6
feet vertically below the TV camera)
 
> The officials (who I believe the announcers said were Robin Anderson and Mike
> Brandt) did a good job tonight, letting the teams just play hockey with few
> penalties called until the last 5 or 10 minutes of the game when frustration
> was beginning to set in and it was necessary to avoid scuffles on the ice.
 
Yes, the names and the assessment of the quality are both right on.
Sitting right behind the DU bench, I was able to hear a bit more than
usual, and Mike and robin, along with linesman Kirk Schoech, had
things well in hand.
 
charlie shub
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