Wow! The Gopher's were really lambasted tonight by North Dakota 8-2! I guess if you have to end a 19 game unbeaten streak this is the way to do it! The Gopher's came out strong early, including a 5 on 3 power play, but were unable to capitalize. A couple of good stops by Kavelavog and a post kept the Gopher's from scoring. To the Sioux's credit they hung tough and worked hard to turn the tide for a 2-0 lead after the first period. In the second period mistakes like no one has seen from the Gopher's in their previous 28 games! Turnovers in the DZ, missed backchecking assignments, mishandled or over passed pucks in the OZ, goaltending blunders, in short a real comedy of errors. The number of odd-man rushs given up we absolutely astounding! Finally, in the 3rd period the Gopher's showed some life scoring 2 goals, but they were not the tic-tac-toe variety we are use to seeing from this years club. Gopher fans don't get discouraged. The rodents WILL bounce back tomorrow night, as they can't possibly play as poorly as they did tonight. Also, North Dakota was playing out of their minds and scored several very, let's say, not-on-any-night-but-tonight type of goals. A parting note. I haven't checked the archives but I believe that the Gopher's were beaten at North Dakota 8-1 or 9-1 in 1989 before their run for NCAA championship game. I believe it's an omen and the moons are beginning to come into alignment! Go Gophers! Steven M. Bernhardt Post-Bacc Business & Marketing Education University of Minnesota [log in to unmask] HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.