On 1/11/96 Tony Buffa wrote: >Now obviously I did not see the 84-85 NCAAs in person from California, >in fact, I ended up viewing them on tape from my father, but they still >rank, IMHO, as the most exciting NCAA *finals* series of games ever. As I >recall, both semis went into multiple OT (of course, I only remember RPI's >3 OT win over Minn-Duluth, Oates vs. Hull :-) and the final was a very >tight 2-1 victory over Providence. For sheer tightness of games, three >games that coulda gone either way ... this series has got to be near the >top. Usually when people talk about all-time best teams, that Engineer >team is mentioned near the top of the list. That being the case, I would >guess that all four semi-finalists that year were also excellent teams, >who, in a different year, might have won it all. Being an extremely biased RPI fan, I have to agree with Tony. Didn't see it live, but listened to it on the radio. It was so draining I remember being stunned when John Carter won it on a slapshot in the 3rd OT. How many Providence fans are still upset that the refs didn't catch George Servinis jumping early on a faceoff, gaining control of the puck and breaking away to score what would end up being the winning goal? Ken Johnson RPI '87 HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.