I maade the trip to union tonight to catch the team that I grew up watching get frustrated by the skating Dutchmen of Union. After I found the Union campus and a place to park, which was no easy task, I made my way to the rink. To those of you familiar with bowdon's area this was very similar except even colder. I did not arrive in time to see the Union goal, but I could see why they scored. Maine had come out slow, while it seemed as though Union, though I have never previously seen them play, was very fired up. They were all over maine, but Marsh was sharp. It was obvious that Maine was faster and stronger, but Union held them up and played scrappy, which was obvious by the numerous penalties they took. Maine's power play was rather unorganized in the first and they had very few chances and those they did were taken in stride by Union's sophomore goalie, Trevor Koenig. Koenig really impressed me with his mobility and speed. In the second and third period Maine seemed as though coach Walsh had lit a fire under them. They came out skating and hitting like the team that I am used to seeing. After Union took two quick penalties as a result of trying to slow Maine down, Maine got the powerplay going as Shermerhorn jammed in a loose puck in front of the net. Two minutes later David Cullen slapped one in from the point. From where I was sitting it apeared as though Barry Clukey may have gotten a stick on it, as the puck went rather slowly into the net through Koenig's legs. The next two gaols were scored on wrap-arounds by Parmentier and Kariya respectivly with Kariya's being half way through the third. Over all Maine played very well and were shut down by Koenig. The final shots were 52 to 34(?). Marsh also played very well stopping three break aways. I would not be surprised if Union crawls out of the basement of the ECAC this year and challenges for the top. I am rather nervous about when it come time for my RPI to play them. -- Steve HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.