Shari writes: >Now, on to Maine! This will be a VERY tough series. Maine has an >incredible home record, and the Gophers have always had problems >up there. One question... is Walsh really a whiner/egomaniac/jerk? >Or is it just rumor? :-) :-). Some Gopher players were joking about >making sure their sticks were legal down to the mm, and locking them >in there hotel rooms before the games, to prevent tampering!! Doug, you knew this was coming, didn't you. From the archives, here's something I said last year: + From: mike_m + Date: Tuesday, February 20, 1990 8:15:43 pm (EST) + Subject: Hockey East scores, standings 2/20/90 + To: college_hockey: + + ... + + A writer told me that the illegal-stick maneuver, which Maine used at the end + of the BC game to get an extra man advantage by calling Steve Heinze, has + been a favorite of Walsh's. In fact, apparently Maine would have someone sneak + into the visitors' locker room while both teams were warming up and measure + the opponents' blades - and write down which ones were illegal. Certain + coaches caught wind of this crookery, however, and had their players leave + ridiculously illegal banana blades in the room while they were on the ice + and toss them in the barrel afterwards. I can't vouch for the truth of + this story, but it's worth a laugh nonetheless. And Sarah @ Maine sent the following response: @ From: [log in to unmask] (S.S. MICHAUD) @ To: [log in to unmask] @ Date: Monday, March 5, 1990 9:11:10 am (EST) @ @ ... @ @In talking with Shawn Walsh last week he referenced mail I sent him that @I had received over the network. The mail mentioned an illegal stick @maneuver that Maine used to get an extra man advantage by calling @Steve Heinze in the BC game on Feb. 17. The writer had heard @that Maine would have someone sneak into the opponents' locker room @while both teams were warming up and measure the opponents sticks - @and write down which ones were illegal. Get Serious! @I thought that it was ridiculous when I read it and Shawn @added to those feelings when he said that ""No respectable @coach would do anything like that. It's ridiculous."" He also @explained that Steve Heinze was down on the ice and his stick was @near him when Shawn noticed that there was quite a curve to the blade @as it laid on the ice so he asked for a measurement. As you know the @rest is history. There you have it. Minnesota players can choose to make their own decisions about this information, possibly at their own risk. :-) - mike