Indy sez:
> OK, the answer is the St Paul Civic Center (which no longer exists), and
> the DECC (aka Duluth Arena) where the Badgers beat the Gophs for the NCAA
> title (in '78? '81?). My Capt. Morgan-addled brain doesn't remember the
> details. Any help in filling in the memory gaps would be appreciated.
'81. The Gophers had a powerhouse team, led by All-Americans Neal
Broten and Steve Ulseth and should-have-been-All-American Aaron Broten.
They breezed through the playoffs but laid an enormous egg in the final,
losing 6-3 to Bob Johnson's "Back Door Badgers." It still hurts to
think about that one. Uff da.
This was back in the days of small-arena Phinal Phours. Capacity of the
DECC is 5,400.
-- Erik
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