Edward N. Ferguson writes:
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> Enough on this nonsense.  For you Minnesota fans your team put on
> a great weekend of fast skating and hard play.  They wore down
> at the end, but never retreated into a shell, just kept trying
> to come back the whole time.  My seats are in the balcony right
> over the visitors section so I had the full benefit of the band.
> It's nice seeing such enthusiastic support for the team.  All
> the fans I talked to enjoyed the skating cheerleaders and Gomer.
> Pay us a return visit anytime.
 
   Thanks for the kind words.  It was sad to see the Gophers' season end a few
few games too soon, but at least they lost in a hard-fought struggle against a
classy team like Maine.
   Skating cheerleaders may be a novelty out east, but not around here.
Nearly every high school in Minnesota that has a hockey team has cheerleaders
on skates.  (My niece has been captain of the hcokey cheerleaders at her high
school the past two years.)  Other WCHA schools that have skating cheerleaders
include North Dakota and Minnesota-Duluth.  Wisconsin's cheerleaders do not
skate.
   When you refer to Gomer, I suspect you mean Goldy Gopher, the Gophers'
mascot.  You probably weren't formally introduced. :-)  Gomer is a great name,
though.  I'll have to keep it in mind.
   I hope to see the Gophers play the Black Bears at Alfond Arena some day.
The rivalry that has developed between the two schools has produced some
excellent hockey.
 
-- Erik
 
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