On Tue, 4 Apr 1995, Jim Baines wrote:
 
> Some additional thoughts from a pair of Black Bear perspectives....
> The championship game.  To tell you the truth, I expected a much more
> hostile atmosphere.  I expected the partisan fans to treat opposing
 
had the score been tighter throughout the game and/or had there been
lead changes during the game... the atmosphere might have been less
pleasant.
 
> players with verbal abuse, and that's exactly what happened.  Has anyone
> heard two coaches get booed bigger and louder that that day?  Maine fans
> dislike Parker, and BU fans despise Walsh.  No question about that.
> Still, I was expecting Maine and BU fans to haze _each other,_ and I
 
my friend lance (the demigod of prognostication himself) and i
caught a lot of #$%& during the 1st 2 periods of the minnesota
game from a few giddy-from-the-michigan-game maine fans, but
not during the championship game. [lance somehow managed to buy
our block of 4 tickets in the middle of the maine section.]
 
> don't remember that ever happening once.  No arguments, no slanderous
> remarks, just simple ignoring of the other fans while routing for your
> own team.  In fact, I found BU fans applauding Maine during the silver
> trophy presentation, and found myself shaking hands with BU fans,
 
i am one of the many bu fans that applauded each and every black
bear as they received their hardware after the game. i was one
of many that thought bu's sweeping of maine in the 94 hockey east
quarterfinal round was a signal of the coming of a down year for
maine. what shawn walsh and the team were able to accomplish in
94-95 truly demanded and earned and received my respect.
-dave
bu 92 and 94, umich 98?
 
> encouraging them to "enjoy the championship.  It's a lot of fun."
> Guess we have more class than I thought!  Very nice to see.
>
> Did anyone else find there was more hockey harmony than friction between
> fans?  If so, maybe the rivalry is more friendly than we all thought it
> to be.  That wouldn't be so bad, would it?
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