> From: IN%"[log in to unmask]" "Bob Stagat" 8-DEC-1995 12:54 > > But for all their lack of depth, they didn't do too shabbily. Their first > line -- Bobby Brinkworth, Jerry Knightly (both All-Americans, dubbed by the > Troy Record as the "Gold Dust Twins"), and Pete Russell -- was the highest > scoring line in the nation. They upset an excellent BC team (3-2, I believe, > with Brinkworth doing an amazing job of stick handling to single-handedly > kill off 1:30 of a 2:00 penalty) in the first round of the ECAC playoffs, and > wound up accepting a bid to the NCAA playoffs in Denver (after St. Lawrence > turned down a bid), where they beat Providence for the number 3 spot (again, > if I remember correctly). > Can anyone tell me why SLU turned down the bid? > Also contributing to my nostalgia kick was Tony Buffa's post the other day > wherein he commented: > > > At any rate, I recall one heckuva game, I think my senior year, > > against the Larries, in which action was up and down the ice, > > ended RPI winning 1-0. > > I also clearly remember that game -- one of the best played hockey games I've > ever had the privelege of watching. Both teams were setting up great, well > executed offensive plays, but it turned out to be a duel between the two goal > tenders -- RPI's tall, lanky Bill Sach and the Larries short, squat Bob > Perani. Perani could do the most amazing things with his stick, even when he > was flat on his back on the ice! I seem to recall that Perani may have made > All-American, although I'm not certain about that. > According to the SLU Media Guide Bob Perani (Goalie) was an All-American in 1964. Sara SLU '77 Let's go SAINTS! HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.