> From: IN%"[log in to unmask]"  "Bob Stagat"     8-DEC-1995 12:54
>
> But for all their lack of depth, they didn't do too shabbily. Their first
> line -- Bobby Brinkworth, Jerry Knightly (both All-Americans, dubbed by the
> Troy Record as the "Gold Dust Twins"), and Pete Russell -- was the highest
> scoring line in the nation. They upset an excellent BC team (3-2, I believe,
> with Brinkworth doing an amazing job of stick handling to single-handedly
> kill off 1:30 of a 2:00 penalty) in the first round of the ECAC playoffs, and
> wound up accepting a bid to the NCAA playoffs in Denver (after St. Lawrence
> turned down a bid), where they beat Providence for the number 3 spot (again,
> if I remember correctly).
>
        Can anyone tell me why SLU turned down the bid?
 
> Also contributing to my nostalgia kick was Tony Buffa's post the other day
> wherein he commented:
>
> > At any rate, I recall one heckuva game, I think my senior year,
> > against the Larries, in which action was up and down the ice,
> > ended RPI winning 1-0.
>
> I also clearly remember that game -- one of the best played hockey games I've
> ever had the privelege of watching. Both teams were setting up great, well
> executed offensive plays, but it turned out to be a duel between the two goal
> tenders -- RPI's tall, lanky Bill Sach and the Larries short, squat Bob
> Perani. Perani could do the most amazing things with his stick, even when he
> was flat on his back on the ice! I seem to recall that Perani may have made
> All-American, although I'm not certain about that.
>
        According to the SLU Media Guide Bob Perani (Goalie) was an
All-American in 1964.
 
Sara
SLU '77
Let's go SAINTS!
 
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