BC also had a bye. They play St. Cloud tonight. The Huskies had a rather easy time with a 6-2 win over BU yesterday. We’ll see if stamina plays a part in this one. Both UMD and UND had very talented and deep clubs. I think when the winning goal was scored, both clubs had about the same amount of steam. I believe whoever lost was not a victim of circumstances. Just my take.

> On Mar 28, 2021, at 4:00 PM, Mark Lewin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> I was sitting in the cold, drafty, ever so uncomfortable seats of the (then) Knickerbocker Arena watching St Lawrence  defeat Boston University wondering whether BU lost because they were so tired after 4 overtime periods and having played the previous day while St. Lawrence had a bye.  Once again, i wonder whether UND ran out of steam first because UMD had the equivalent of a bye.  
> 
> The NCAA must have had the same idea when they expanded the tournament from 12 to 16 teams in 2003 to eliminate the bye.  No byes this year but UMD was the recipient of a virtual bye. No one was at fault, even my favorite scapegoat, the NC$$.  North Dakota was just the  victim of circumstances.
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> On Mar 28, 2021, at 14:51, Doug Peterson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> 
>> On that Sunday afternoon in March 2000, I fell asleep on the couch during regulation time watching the SLU game only to wake up sometime during the 3rd OT a bit confused about it all.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Doug Peterson
>> 
>> -----Original Message----- 
>> From: Robert Woodbury 
>> Sent: Mar 28, 2021 11:31 AM 
>> To: [log in to unmask] 
>> Subject: Re: UMD-ND 
>> 
>> At the 2nd OT intermission, I fell unknowingly asleep. When I woke up, I didn’t realize I had been asleep (the joys of old age), thinking the 3rd overtime was coming up. Then I saw the final score of the Minnesota game. That couldn’t be. The start of the 3rd OT and the Minnesota third period would both start at about the same time. There was a never-ending series of commercials, then back to the intermission hosts who said nothing about where we were in the game, more commercials, then the game. She almost I’m mediately said it was the start of the 5th OT. That got my attention. Had I really slept through the 3rd and 4th OTs?  Yes. The Dogs scored quickly, I smiled, turned off the TV and lights and resumed resting until 9:30 this morning.  The joys of a hockey fan.
>> 
>>> On Mar 28, 2021, at 1:51 AM, Tom Rowe <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Wow.  Just, Wow.  Shattered the OT record (although not the longest game I ever witnessed).  I sure thought ND was going to pull it out, but UMD got one screened shot home.  Hope everyone had a chance to     watch it live.
>>> -- 
>>> Tom Rowe
>>> =====================================================
>>> The water never clears up until you get the hogs out of the creek.
>>> 
>>> Excelsior Ad Astra!
>>> ======================================================
>>