As I entered Mariucci Arena on Saturday night to watch the Gopher's and St. Cloud State battle for first place in the WCHA I was handed a ballot by an usher. After claiming my seat I examined the ballot and found that in conjecture with the 75th anniversary of hockey at Minnesota the fans were being asked to select their favorite hockey moment in Gopher history. On the back of the ballot their were 10 "events" to choose from ranging from the 1940 AAU Championship to Brian Bonin's 1996 Hobey Baker Award winning season. I was shocked to discover that one of the choices was the 1989 National Championship game between the Gopher's and the Harvard Crimson. The game was at the St. Paul Civic Center which basically meant home ice for the Gopher's and they had one of their most talented teams ever lead by Rob Stauber in nets. The game ended tied 3-3 in regulation and in the OT the Gopher's had several chances to score(including a shot off a pipe) before Harvard eventually won and captured the National Championship. For me the game was emotionally crushing as this had appeared to be the first Gopher team that would finally win the "Big One" since 1979. I find it interesting that this game is being put up for consideration as the favorite hockey moment in Minnesota hockey history when I regard it as one of my disappointing and bitter Gopher hockey memories. Chad Doughty HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.