Great description Tom. I thought that UMass would be a little tougher to beat.

Perhaps the suspension of one of their top scorers hurt them more than they thought.

And there was the distraction of Makar winning the Hobey as well. All of these factors

factored in whether or not people thought they wouldn't. Duluth was on a mission, and

they brought it forward and made it so.

I know I am a Gophers fan, but you have to just love those Bulldogs and they way

they play. It would be great to see them take on Penn State. Penn State was the Gophers Kryptonite this year.

Gophers lost 11 players, 9 were seniors, 2 left for the pros. I hope we can be competitive next season.

It was great to see this List come alive again. Thanks all!

Carol, QoGH

On Sun, Apr 14, 2019 at 1:56 PM Tom <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Blitzkrieg. The only word that really fits.

UMD came out on fire and just dominated. They used their energy and
superior smothering defense to completely take UMass out of their game.
I know its a cliche, but UMass looked like they were just happy to make
the final and seemed stunned (I think one announcer said 'deer in a
headlight') while UMD played like they knew they belonged there and were
unwilling to just play well. I was hoping UMass would play a better
game and make it a more fun contest, but you cannot deny the greatness
of UMD.

Tom Rowe
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