MR ADAM C WODON writes:
>
> During that shootout, Princeton was in a fit of hilarity, while Merrimack
> was serious, as I'm sure they should be during a Hockey East game.  But
> everyone from the Princeton coaches on down was just rolling in laughter at
> the proceedings.
 
You mean they weren't being thrilled by the "gathering of the lists?"
That's always the most exciting part of the shootout, IMHO. :-)
 
>    And since they were treating it like a relative practice at that point,
> the pressure of the moment was never a consideration and therefore
> Merrimack's experience in it was never a factor.
 
I would think there would still be some pressure. The fact that Merrimack
was the visitor, and shot first, took it off on the 6th shooter.
 
>    I enjoyed the way Princeton went about it.  Sure they wanted to win it,
> it's always nice to bring home some hardware.
 
But they didn't even get to bring any hardware home. The hardware is
sitting in Ottawa U.'s Athletic Department, I think. :-) :-)
 
> doesn't resemble what hockey is about.
 
This is true. I wish they had kept going. No one had the ice after the
tournament, so why not?
 
If they were going to have a shootout, though, they shouldn't have let the
shooters repeat. Seeing the same 5 guys shooting is so dull. I was hoping it
would go so far that it would come down to a battle of freshman seldom-used
defencemen. :-)
 
See you later,
John
 
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