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I say that the T-U arena has more to improve than its coffee. I thought the food was bad and the place could use some cleaning up and more signage.
This SLU fan was rooting for Clarkson and stayed through the whole game. I kept my SLU fleece on and kept the cheering to a minimum.
Sara
SLU '77
Let's go SAINTS!!!
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From: Mark Lewin <[log in to unmask]>
> Heard today that the ECACHL (which is now back to ECAC) will keep the
> tournament in Albany through 2010. Yes I know that Lake Placid is a
> sentimental favorite, but Albany is centrally located and much easier to get
> to than Lake Placid (especially in the middle of March). Now, if the T-U
> arena could only learn to make a decent cup of coffee.
>
> It was interesting to watch Dartmouth's style of play. Rather than use
> flashy outside slapshots broadcasting their shots well in advance. they had
> a tendency to get their forwards cycling through the slot, looking for
> deflections and screening the goalie. The shooters used quick surprising
> wrist shots that were quite effective. I found their style to be different
> from most teams and they scored most of their goals in this way. Although it
> didn't help them win a game this weekend, they were in both games until the
> end.. Perhaps with a few big men in the middle to pick up rebounds, they
> could take their game to the next level.
>
> The ECAC welcomed Quinnipiac to the final four this weekend and the Bobcats
> did themselves proud. The final four attendance is always tricky to predict
> depending on who the participants are. You know that Cornell and Clarkson
> will always bring a crowd. Presumably RPI and Union would draw a crowd, if
> only one or both could make it to the semifinals (sigh!!!). Quinnipiac drew
> a nice crowd this weekend, especially considering that Friday produced a
> March snowstorm of more than a foot of snow. After upsetting SLU, even more
> fans drove up from Connecticut to cheer their team on. And they came oh so
> close taking a 2-0 lead against Clarkson into the third period before the
> Knights came back to take the title.
>
> There were a lot of yellow Quinnipiac tee shirts in the crowd, many of which
> were donned (suspiciously) by people wearing red hats reading SLU. Not
> surprisingly, the SLU fans were rooting for Quinnipiac. Why? Because they
> were playing against Clarkson (duh!!). But many Saints fans found
> themselves in a dilemma. They soon realized that Clarkson was going to the
> NCAA's regardless; all that was at stake was their number 1 seed in a
> regional. If Clarkson lost, Quinnipiac would get the autobid, Clarkson
> would still go and there would be one less at large bid. That extra bid
> might belong to St. Lawrence. So the Saints had to either root for the
> Knights or have their season end. Most chose to leave the building and go
> across the street to celebrate St. Patricks Day.
>
> Kudos to the Quinnipiac band who had the foresight between period 2 and
> period 3 to play the RPI fight song to win RPI fans over to their side.
> Great idea, guys but we were with you all the way. After all, you were
> playing Clarkson.
>
> So that's it for me for another year. But for all you RPI fans out
> there, wait'll next year!!!
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