Saturday night at Yost Arena:  Bowling Green 4, Michigan 3.
 
Ouch.  This one stings a little, especially for any of us Michigan fans who
were maybe runnin' the mouths a little about a nationally top-ranked team
going up against the CCHA 8th place team.
 
Bowling Green came out forechecking agressively and turned a Michigan
turnover into a goal at the :52 mark of the first period.  The Falcons
continued this style of play all night, while Michigan responded with a lot
of bad penalties.  The Wolverines managed to kill all of these penalties,
but I think that all of the time they spent playing short-handed took them
out of any offensive flow, as Coach Red Berenson had to continually juggle
lines during the ensuing even strength shifts in order to rest his penalty
killers.
 
I thought I heard a whistle before Bowling Green's fourth goal, and I think
that that was what Michigan was arguing with the referee, but I'm not sure
it matters that the goal was allowed; I think that the Falcons would have
won the game anyway.
 
Lastly, shame on Michigan forward Dan Stiver for taking the last cheap shot
of the game and tripping a celebrating Falcon player, and thank you to the
Falcon for letting it go rather than igniting a post-game brawl.
 
 
Paul Grochowski
Univ o' Michigan
GO BLUE
 
 
p.s.  Falcon Coach Jerry York sat about three rows above me to scout the
      Michigan warmups.  It occurred to me to ask him about the Manson
      quote, but I passed on the opportunity.  :-)