Thank you, thank you, thank you! If you recall, 1988 was Derek Plante's senior year, Hobey finalist won by Paul Karaya, and he came back to Orono for the post-season all-star game, and Brett Hull's sophomore, and last college, season. Gary Thorne doing the play-by-play. Let's git it ON!

On Sep 3, 2013, at 7:02 PM, John wrote:

> I contacted the radio PBP voice of the Bulldogs, Bruce Ciskie, to measure interest in a UMD-Maine series.  He was very much in favor of it and knows Coach Sandelin is looking for a good road trip.  Several UMD fans chimed in to say they would love to see the Black Bears out there and would welcome a chance to come to Maine.  I posted on the Facebook group to see if there was interest and got positive feedback.  Nonni even reminded me that UMD is Grant Standbrook's alma mater.  While Grant isn't officially part of the coaching staff, he will always be a Black Bear.
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> With this information, I contacted Red and told him what I had learned.  He wrote back and let me know he would be contacting Coach Sandelin this week.  If the stars align correctly a scheduling agreement might be worked out for the 14-15 and 15-15 seasons.  You may recall Maine and Duluth have played in recent tournaments, including the 2012 NCAA showdown between Abbott and Connolly.  However, Maine has not been to Duluth since 1989 and they have not been here since 1988.
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> Keep your fingers crossed!
> John
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> "Victory? Victory you say? President Obama, not victory. The shroud of the dark side has fallen. Begun the Age of Austerity has."