Lowell nearly blew a three goal lead, but Hockey east player of the
year goalie Dwayne Roloson bailed them out in the last few minutes for the Chiefs
to escape with a 4-2 win.
 
        The Chiefs now advance to their first ever HE cahmpionship game versus BU, winners
over Northeastern 5-2 in the early game.
 
        Roloson made a doorstep save on Scott Malone off a feed from the corner and held
on th txx rebound with less than a minute to go and the Cjxx Chiefs clinging to a 3-2 lead.
 
        Mike Murray scoreed an empty netter to seal the win.
 
        UNH played the first 50 minute in an absolute fog going- get this- 0-12 on
powerplays. Down 3-0 on goals by Ed Campell , Christian Sbrocca (?), and Greg Bullock, the
Wildcats looked like  a little league team on their breakouts and worse through the neutral zone.
 
        But Tom Nolan scored on a breakaway to cut the lead, then Rob Donovan followed
with a backhand onetimer breaking UNH powerplay skid. UNH would come no closer as
Roloson gave the Wildcates one shot and one shot only covering everything in sitexxx sight.
 
        Hockey East misc.
        - Boston Garden was no more than 50% of capacity. The crowd however was able
to do a little improv singing the national anthem impromptu when the PA system failed
and the slated singer could not be heard.
 
        -The name of Nonni Daly, former Hockey East asst. commisghoner, who resigned
when Maine was originally banned from the tourney, was whited out on each and
every press pass.
 
        Neil Goldberg, Daily Free Press (BU)