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Now THIS was a good hockey game! The Minnesota Gophers played the Brynas Tigers of Sweden in what was a fast paced, well skated game. Now I had no idea what to expect out of this Swedish team, and when the Gophers scored less than a minute into the game, I thought it would be a blowout. Boy was I wrong. This was just about the best game I've seen this year. Minnesota was in the very unusual position of playing a team that skated better than they did, and they handled it well, I thought. Being an exhibition, and so close to Christmas, the crowd was a bit sparse and low-key. But in the third, when the Swedes really picked up the game and went ahead, first 3-2 then 4-3, the crowd started to get excited, as the Gophers managed to tie it up both times. I know I was excited. To see Minnesota play as well as they did against this level of competition did my heart good, especially coming after the 9-2 loss to Colorado College. One great aspect of the game was Jeff Moen in net. finally he had a good start, and the crowd wad behind him all the way, especially when, only a few seconds after being put into the game (just past the halfway point of the game) he made a great sliding save. The crowd loved him after that, as he made some wonderful saves, and hopefully gained back some of his confidence. Callinan played well in net, too. And Jed Fiebelkorn, fan favorite player, got his first goal of the season!! Sure, it was in an exhibition game, and sure, the Swedes complained afterward that he threw the puck into the net with his glove, but from the far end of the ice, I couldn't really see the play all that well. So I will give Jed the benefit of the doubt, and say, "Way to go, Jed!" I was disappointed in Woog's choice NOT to play Andy Brink in all six positions, as he mentioned he might do in last week's Doug Woog report on MSC. I was looking forward to Andy playing for a while in goal. It sounds like a great promotion--I wonder why Woog chose not to do it? Because the game was so close? Because Brink didn't want to do it? Anxiously awaiting my two teams, Boston University and Minnesota, to play in Friday and Saturday's games of the Mariucci classic! Lee-nerd [log in to unmask] "Violence is the last resort of the incompetent." --Isaac Asimov