Actually surprised some of the usual SIOUX faithful haven't chimed in with more details yet.... Happened to be up in ND last weekend on other business, and got to watch Saturday's slugfest on the tube courtesy of WDAZ, Grand Forks. That was one of the better games I have watched in recent years...the 1997 NCAA final vs. Boston notwithstanding. The first period brawl was, as posted previously, a result of hitting Duluth goalie Brant Nicklin. The SIOUX dumped the puck into the zone, and Nicklin went behind the net to stop it. He did, and then turned to go back around to the front of the net. As he did this, SIOUX forward Brad DeFauw was charging behind the net to get there. He and Brant had a head on collision. It appeared to me DeFauw didn't really try too hard to avoid Nicklin, so the major was probably deserved, IMHO. Almost immediately, 3 Bulldogs jumped on him and, expectedly, began pummeling him. Eventually, everyone on the ice, except SIOUX goalie Karl Goehring, were in on the melee. Nicklin lost all of his upper body protection in the scrum, and it took several minutes for him to get dressed again. That event really set the tone for the remainder of the game, as it was a real rough game from there. The officials tried diligently to get the game back under control, by handing out penalty after penalty, but it didn't seem to work (obviously). Both coaches had pretty grim looks on their faces, to say the least. Both teams must have gotten a good talkin' to before the 2nd stanza, as it was a bit more controlled. But the SIOUX continued to really dominate the game, and it began to wear on the Dogs. They took a couple of dumb penalties, and then ended up with 2 guys in the box after a scuffle with several SIOUX players. The ensuing 5 on 3 ended up netting 2 quick SIOUX goals. That was a real back-breaker. The 3rd period fight was a real NHL-style doozie! At least 4 players dropped the gloves and got in the 'ol headlock. Jerseys were pulled over the head, the whole 9-yards. After it was over, one SIOUX player (I forget who at the moment) left the ice with only a very tattered and ripped T-shirt still on his back! The sad part of all this....I could have made the extra time to get to Grand Forks for the game, but I was told it was sold out. Attendance ended up being several hundred short of a sellout. :-( For a more professional write-up, visit the Grand Forks Herald on-line at: www.gfherald.com/sports/local/1101hockey.htm Both teams will be without 5 players for Friday's games...UND has a non-conference match with Clarkson, while Duluth has to tangle with Bucky. I guess I'd rather have players miss NC games rather than conf games... Mike Welvaert, UND '90 GO SIOUX!! ONE MORE TIME IN 99!! ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: consecutive penalties /UMDvUND Author: [log in to unmask] at EXTERNAL Date: 11/2/98 11:42 I noticed that there were five consecutive penalties called on UMD. While this is hardly remarkable it may explain some of the frustration which led to the disqualifications. This is not in any way a criticism of the officiating, I have no idea if it was justified. I feel it may have even been good that the refs had the cojones to make the consecutive calls. Where I have a concern is that I feel this would never happen to home teams at North Dakota,Mariucci or the Kohl Center even against what is by far the cleanest team in the league, Alaska Anchorage. Speaking of records, is there a record for most consecutive penalties called against a team? jim evans Why does the Zen master shout "HO"? HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List. HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.