First, I want to thank mike_m for his informative game summaries for the BU/Mich series. Back in Ann Arbor, our only reports come from the (U of)Michigan Daily Cheerleader. Also, as I've done some ref bashing (Cole), I want to thank Sheppard for the great job he did in this series. Having watched Mich over the past 5 years, I know that their defensemen in general should be wearing red plaid ... yes, its lumberjack city back there. The only way to handle this youthful Mich team is to send them off and tack on the additional penalties when warranted. They have the makings of a very good team, but must learn to control themselves. Good hard checking is one of my favorite types of hockey, even though it ended my career (broken hip & frac. vertabrae), but UMich tends to quickly change from tight checking to chippy stick swinging. A good application of a referee's whistle can nip this in the bud. Again I'm glad to hear about a ref doing a good job. Lastly, somebody asked about Freshmen netminders, well UMich only has Freshmen goalies (Shields & Gordon). Congrats to BU and good luck in Minn! A hockey fan, Sean Hames =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= __ \ / _||_ / \ \/ _||_ \__/ hockey /\ || / \ __/ \__ \__/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-