>
> Univ of Minn, Duluth  1 1 3 - 5
> Michigan Tech Univ    0 2 1 - 3
>
> 1st:
>
> UMD Federenko 10 (Marinucci) 8:23
>
> 2nd:
>
> UMD Marinucci 13 (Fitzgerald, Aldoff) ppg 0:56
> MTU Jensen 1 (B. Peterson) 2:11
> MTU Kisil 1 (Hill, P. Mikesch) ppg 15:42
>
> 3rd:
>
> UMD Romfo 2 (Osmak, Aldoff) 4:24
> UMD Osmak 5 (unassisted) 14:49
> MTU Stevens 11 (Kisil, Ferguson) 15:02
> UMD Marinucci 14 (sitlow) empty net 19:57
>
> Goalies:
>
> UMD Lendzyk  5   3   15  - 23
> MTU Ram     11  15    3  - 29
>
> Penalties:
>
> UMD 13 for 26
> MTU 13 for 26
>
> Power plays:
>
> UMD 1 of 7
> MTU 1 of 7
>
> Referees: (Ugh) Buzzy Christensen, Tom Goddard
 (Buzzy wasn't too bad last nightonly a couple of small problems.)
>
>
> COMMENTS:
>
> Note that I didn't list any stars: this game was so poor that I don't think
> they were deserved. (Marinucci and Ram both played OK but not worthy of
> great perfomances.) No excuses: Both teams were not ready to play. MTU finest
> moments came in the last five minutes after most of the fans had left. I know
> of some that left after the first period, the game was so bad. MTU unvealed
> it newest logo on a hankerchief: it was fitting: we need to wipe this game
> away. I think the coaches ( UMD's Sertich and MTU's Mancini)
> left and left the players decide what to do on the ice.
> The game between the midgets at the end of the 1st Periodwas much better.
>
> The pace of the game was slow: none of the players seemed able to move the puck
> or pass to anyone that could. Stolen pucks were the rule on both sides. As the
> radio announcer (Bob Olson) aptly put it, it was the team who made the last
> mistake that won. This is not meant as a slam against UMD: you had to be there
> to really appreciate the comment. The goals that scored were flukish: UMD's
> first bounced over Jamie Ram and fell down behind him. Similarly, MTU's goals
> were similar. One was waved off but it was not a deserved goal. Line changes
> were sloppy: no body seemed to know who was out. While only one penalty was
> called for too many men on the ice, more could and should have been called.
>
> Needless to say, it is my opinion that this is the probably the worst played
> WCHA game I've seen. It certainly was not of the quality usually found in
> college hockey.
>
> Tonight the teams are rematched. My wife is so discouraged from last night's
> play that she doesn't think it is worth the effort to attend. As a optimist
> I am hoping that both teams do much better. At least the midget game will be
> fun.
>
> Walt Olson
> MTU
>
>
h