On Mon, 20 Mar 1995, John Zack wrote:
 
> Bob Croce in the Monday edition of the Albany Times Union
> noted that the RPI Engineers had the following factors going for
> them in Friday's game with Minnesota:
>
> 1. The Golden Gophers won their first six games of the season
> but were just better than a .500 team the rest of the season.
> RPI, meanwhile, has been on a 3-0-1 playoff tear and is getting
> great goaltending from junior Michael Tamburro.
 
        The Gophers are 5-1 in their last 6.
>
> 2.  Madison is a long way from Troy, yet the Engineers might
> have more fans on their side.  The majority of the crowd will
> be Wisconsin fans, and Badgers hate Gophers.  The fact that,
> like the Bagers, the Engineers wear red should also endear them
> to the home crowd.
 
        The Gophers are something like 4-1-1 in their last 6 at the
Dane.
>
> 3. The Dane ice surface is large, just under Olympic-sized, which
> is to the liking of the Engineers, especially speedy center
> Kelly Askew.
>
        Mariucci is olympic size.  The Gophers are a relatively small
team that relys on speed and finesse.  Sounds like it will be a good
game.
 
 
Gary Hatfield
 
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