When Minnesota played at North Dakota last season (or the season before)
   someone threw a live chicken on the ice. Now, they are fond of hurling
   animals rinkward in Grand Forks, but this was somewhat unusual.
   -- Erik
 
	Not that unusual.  In addition to the traditional gophers
	and seives, a live chicken made it out on the ice in '72.
	(Disappointing, too.  It "froze" instead of wreaking havoc,
	but it did react appropriately when the refs grabbed it --
	leaving them a nice little present that they had to shovel.)
 
	(Doesn't do much for the game, though.  Frozen gophers were
	much less disruptive ... it was a down year for UND hockey).
				Dave Suess	[log in to unmask]