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On Mon, 20 Mar 1995, John Zack wrote:
> Bob Croce in the Monday edition of the Albany Times Union
> noted that the RPI Engineers had the following factors going for
> them in Friday's game with Minnesota:
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> 1. The Golden Gophers won their first six games of the season
> but were just better than a .500 team the rest of the season.
> RPI, meanwhile, has been on a 3-0-1 playoff tear and is getting
> great goaltending from junior Michael Tamburro.
The Gophers are 5-1 in their last 6.
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> 2. Madison is a long way from Troy, yet the Engineers might
> have more fans on their side. The majority of the crowd will
> be Wisconsin fans, and Badgers hate Gophers. The fact that,
> like the Bagers, the Engineers wear red should also endear them
> to the home crowd.
The Gophers are something like 4-1-1 in their last 6 at the
Dane.
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> 3. The Dane ice surface is large, just under Olympic-sized, which
> is to the liking of the Engineers, especially speedy center
> Kelly Askew.
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Mariucci is olympic size. The Gophers are a relatively small
team that relys on speed and finesse. Sounds like it will be a good
game.
Gary Hatfield
"RAH! RAH! RAH! for SKI U MAH! RAH! RAH! RAH! RAH!
RAH! for the U of M!"
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