Well, I seem to have recovered now from my weekend in St. Paul, and have gotten caught up with all the e-mail that piled up. So, I guess I should put in my $0.02. First of All: ARRRRGGGGHHH!! [I am beginning to hate goal posts] Secondly: Congratulations to Northern Michigan, they definitely deserved to be the National Champions. But, I am proud of the effort BU made to come so close themselves. About the game: That game was the most amazing roller coaster ride I have ever been on. During the third period, I never had a doubt that they could come back. [Well, maybe one or two doubts :-)] I was amazed at the number of people routing for the Wildcats, but I suppose that it was a WCHA arena. I wish I had seen the '89 final so I could compare for myself. Sounds like it was a great one as well. Now for some random ramblings: - About the "Budweiser" song. BU has been playing that for more than a few years. The first time I heard it was back in 1987, during the end of my sophomore year. [I am pretty certain about the time and year, since I was not able to attend any games during my junior year] They play it maybe once every 2 or 3 games. And they usually end with a "When you say BUDWEISER..." chant. It has never really been used as a fight song, just a random pep song, like "Tequila". Of course, you would probably have to find a BU band member from a few years ago to confirm when they started using it. It has pretty much just "been there" for me. - Yeah, most likely the BU coeds had New York accents, since we do seem to get a good share of New Yorkers, and a MUCH smaller number of people with Boston accents. [I am from Maryland, myself, of which there aren't many either :-)] - Sorry I couldn't make the HOCKEY-L gathering, but I was staying at my roommate's place out in the suburbs and just wasn't able to hang out in St. Paul much. Glad to hear it went so well! - I saw the last period of the Rangers - Caps series last night and didn't notice Amonte or Weight. [Why did the Rangers have to draft him :-(. I thought my luck was going better when Cullen was traded away from Pittsburgh. This is the Cap fan in me speaking] Just got the message from Pete, Amonte's stats were: G A Pts 1989 - 1990 25 33 58 (lead team in scoring as a Freshman) 1990 - 1991 31 36 67 (2nd (?) on team behind McEachern) ----------- ------------------- Totals 56 69 125 - About the NCAA playoff proposal for next year, I really hope they don't institute it. I doubt I ever would have travelled out to the Final Four this year (or last year), if I hadn't been able to see BU play at home in the playoffs over the years in series against Minnesota, North Dakota and MSU. Those series really helped in getting my interest peaked for the playoffs, as well as for college hockey in general. If the games are played at only two sites and only for 1 game, there are that many less fans that will be able to see great hockey played. I feel that cutting back on sites and games will only be to the detriment of college hockey. Anyway, I got most of what was bouncing around in my head out. I am sure I missed some stuff, but oh well. Again: Congrats to Northern Michigan!! Hope to see everyone at Knickerbocker Arena next year. [I, for one, plan on attending as many Final Fours as possible, whether or not BU is there] Later, adam bryant Boston University, Class of '89