I have to agree that the game was one of the hardest losses I have seen.
Almost as hard for me were the chants of "overrated" coming from the RPI
section.  As I reminded one fan on the way out the door, if it weren't for
the new ECAC playoff rules, RPI would not have even been in the playoffs.
Union played hard this year and deserved to be.
I found Mayotte's quotes in the Sunday paper interesting - not sure that I
agree that he made the right decision, but then I don't play hockey.
Either way, it was sad to see such a great season end.  Hopefully next year
will be even better.  On the bright side, I don't think RPI will last very
long next weekend. :-)

Kelly






>From: Jim Teresco <[log in to unmask]>
>To: Union Hockey Majordomo Mailing List <[log in to unmask]>
>CC: College Hockey Discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: [unionhockey] Saturday night in Schenectady
>Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2003 23:50:57 -0500 (EST)
>
>Well, I have now seen 15 seasons of Union College hockey and over that
>time, there have been plenty of tough losses and disappointing ends to
>seasons.  Saturday night's 3-2 loss to RPI at Achilles might have been
>the toughest loss and the most disappointing end to a season.
>
>After playing a scoreless first and trading goals in the second, Union
>took a 2-1 lead on a Kris Goodjohn power play goal, and was 10 minutes
>away from forcing a third game on Sunday night.  With 8:29 left, RPI
>took a roughing penalty.  Just 18 seconds later the puck came out of
>the offensive zone, and an RPI penalty killer was in behind the Union
>defense.  Goaltender Kris Mayotte decided to come out to try to knock
>the puck away.  He got there, but couldn't control the puck or knock
>it out of the zone.  In the ensuing confusion, RPI's Ben Barr was able
>to throw the puck at the net, eluding the two Union defenders who had
>gone to the crease to cover for the badly out of position Mayotte.
>2-2.  Amazingly, just under a minute later, on the same power play, it
>happened again.  Mayotte came out to try to beat an RPI player to the
>puck, again couldn't control, and again Barr threw it at the net, and
>it went in.
>
>After a Union timeout, the Dutchmen put on a good amount of pressure,
>trying to get the tying goal past red-hot Nathan Marsters.  Marsters
>finished with 29 saves, including 13 in the third period.  Union
>thought they had the tying goal late in the game, with Mayotte on the
>bench, but the whistle had blown before the puck crossed the line and
>the goal was (correctly, I believe) waved off.
>
>RPI, sweeping the series on the road after not winning a road game in
>four months, moves on and will face Cornell in the quarterfinals.
>
>Union finishes their season at 14-18-4, including a dissapointing 1-5
>record down the stretch.
>
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