Well, I seem to have recovered now from my weekend in St. Paul, and
have gotten caught up with all the e-mail that piled up. So, I guess
I should put in my $0.02.
First of All: ARRRRGGGGHHH!! [I am beginning to hate goal posts]
Secondly: Congratulations to Northern Michigan, they definitely
deserved to be the National Champions. But, I am
proud of the effort BU made to come so close
themselves.
About the game: That game was the most amazing roller coaster ride I
have ever been on. During the third period, I never
had a doubt that they could come back. [Well, maybe
one or two doubts :-)] I was amazed at the number of
people routing for the Wildcats, but I suppose that it
was a WCHA arena.
I wish I had seen the '89 final so I could compare for
myself. Sounds like it was a great one as well.
Now for some random ramblings:
- About the "Budweiser" song. BU has been playing that for more
than a few years. The first time I heard it was back in 1987,
during the end of my sophomore year. [I am pretty certain about
the time and year, since I was not able to attend any games
during my junior year] They play it maybe once every 2 or 3
games. And they usually end with a "When you say BUDWEISER..."
chant. It has never really been used as a fight song, just a
random pep song, like "Tequila".
Of course, you would probably have to find a BU band member from
a few years ago to confirm when they started using it. It has
pretty much just "been there" for me.
- Yeah, most likely the BU coeds had New York accents, since we
do seem to get a good share of New Yorkers, and a MUCH smaller
number of people with Boston accents. [I am from Maryland,
myself, of which there aren't many either :-)]
- Sorry I couldn't make the HOCKEY-L gathering, but I was staying
at my roommate's place out in the suburbs and just wasn't able to
hang out in St. Paul much. Glad to hear it went so well!
- I saw the last period of the Rangers - Caps series last night and
didn't notice Amonte or Weight. [Why did the Rangers have to
draft him :-(. I thought my luck was going better when Cullen
was traded away from Pittsburgh. This is the Cap fan in me
speaking]
Just got the message from Pete, Amonte's stats were:
G A Pts
1989 - 1990 25 33 58 (lead team in scoring as a Freshman)
1990 - 1991 31 36 67 (2nd (?) on team behind McEachern)
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Totals 56 69 125
- About the NCAA playoff proposal for next year, I really hope they
don't institute it. I doubt I ever would have travelled out to
the Final Four this year (or last year), if I hadn't been able to
see BU play at home in the playoffs over the years in series
against Minnesota, North Dakota and MSU. Those series really
helped in getting my interest peaked for the playoffs, as well as
for college hockey in general. If the games are played at only
two sites and only for 1 game, there are that many less fans that
will be able to see great hockey played. I feel that cutting
back on sites and games will only be to the detriment of college
hockey.
Anyway, I got most of what was bouncing around in my head out. I am
sure I missed some stuff, but oh well.
Again: Congrats to Northern Michigan!!
Hope to see everyone at Knickerbocker Arena next year. [I, for one,
plan on attending as many Final Fours as possible, whether or not BU
is there]
Later,
adam bryant
Boston University, Class of '89
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