Since Carol was too sick to come Friday night (can you imagine!) and
obviously won't be into work on the holiday, I just thought I'd type a
little info about the games, although I don't have any real details.
 
Friday night the Gophers came right out and dominated pretty much the whole
game.  The final was 9-2 and, if I recall corrrectly, the goals were scored by
8 different players, including two by Laylin and the first collegiate goal for
sophomore Todd Westlund.  After Westlund's goal, the Gopher's 8th, the team
cleared the bench to congratulate him.  When referee Bob Ames indicated that
he was going to call a delay-of-game penalty, Woog tried to call a time out,
but Ames just laughed. Woog later said he thought the penalty was worth it.
 
Question:  could Ames have allowed that?  How do the rules work for time outs
and delay penalties?
 
Saturday's game was not really the most exciting we've seen all year either,
but at least Carol was well enough to be there!  The Gophers jumped out to
a 5-1 lead early in the second period, and it looked as if we were in for
a repeat of Friday night, but then the Gophers went to sleep.  The Huskies
scored a power-play goal late in the second and then an even-strength goal
in the 3rd to make it 5-3 and give us a little bit of a scare.  MTU coach
Newell Brown then pulled his goalie with about 3 minutes to go in the game
and the Huskies defensemen blocked several chances before Larry Olimb
managed to score to put the game away 6-3.
 
driv-l note: (*)
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The Gophers nearly got a penalty to the band (to go with the one for
clearing the bench the night before) when Ames issued a warning to the
band after they struck up the traditional Battle Hymn of the Republic
with 1:00 remaining, as they always do on the Saturday night of a sweep.
By the time the warning was issued, however, they were finishing the number
anyway.  Otherwise we could have had a two-overenthusiasm-penalty weekend!
 
* Carol:  I think this is relevant enough that I'll skip the Rouser pennance.
:-) :-)
 
Pam
Go Gophers!!!