After posting, I realized I might have touched that still raw nerve.  How
unfortunate.

-- Erik

Moller Edward N wrote:
> I think most college hockey fans from the eastern part of the country
> would say that the Gophers should not have been there, particularly in
> light of the players', coaches', staff's, and band's behavior during
> that tournament.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: - Hockey-L - The College Hockey Discussion List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Erik Biever
> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 12:08 PM
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> Subject: Re: PWR flaws
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>
> You may be placing too much emphasis on one portion of the schedule.
> Here's part of a previous season in which the Gophers struggled in
> January and February:
>
> 1/23 Michigan          3-7 L
> 1/24 Michigan          3-5 L
> 1/30 Minnesota-Duluth  5-3 W
> 1/31 Minnesota-Duluth  6-3 W
> 2/06 Michigan State    2-4 L
> 2/07 Michigan State    4-5 ot L
> 2/13 Wisconsin         5-4 ot W
> 2/14 Wisconsin         3-9 L
> 2/20 Colorado College  4-1 W
> 2/21 Colorado College  3-4 L
> 2/27 Michigan          2-5 L
>
> The year was 1976.  The season ended this way:
>
> 3/26 Boston University 4-2 W
> 3/27 Michigan Tech     6-4 W
>
> Perhaps some would say that Minnesota didn't deserve to be one of the
> four teams that made it to the NCAA tournament that year, considering
> that they went 4-7 between Jan 23 and Feb 27.
>
> -- Erik
>
>
>
>>Sorry Erik, I should have said Minnesota's recent record is garbage
>>(which is true), not that they were playing like garbage (which may or
>
>
>>may not be true).  I should be more careful how I phrase things.  Mea
>>Culpa.
>>
>>But I will still maintain that no matter which league you are in
>>(WCHA, ECAC or CHA) there is no excuse for being 0-3-1 at home to
>>lower division teams if a club wants to claim to be a top 4 team in
>>the country.  These are bad loses by the Gophers, and the selection
>>criteria needs to be changed to reflect this in some way.
>>
>>William Sangrey Let's Go RED!!! Cornell '87&'94
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