Sunday, March 22, 2009
Putting the final touches on the Final Five.
I have been going to the Final Five for ten years (1999) since it was held at the Target Center and this was the best time that I have had of my ten trips to St. Paul. Sioux7 and I were three for three, we closed three bars in three nights and we had fun doing it. McGovern’s (Thursday night), Tom Reid’s (Friday Night) and the Liffey's (Saturday Night). This is what the Final Five is all about; fellowship with your fellow fans, it's not about getting in people’s faces, the final five is about socializing and cheering our teams on, and hanging out with friends.
The Final Five is about ringing in the spring and the beginning of the end to the college hockey season for another season. As our teams are eliminated we sit on pins and needles and wonder if our favorite player is going to go pro or not.
In my opinion the Michigan Tech fans are the MVP of the weekend, while their team was not in St. Paul they were there in full force representing their University.
Sandy is King
Anyone that doubted Scott Sandelin before this weekend; all I can say is, how do you like him now? I know a few of the UMD fans were ready to make a change and getting antsy. The Bulldogs were the first team to win a Final Five from the Play in game. That is an impressive feat, it just doesn't happen very often. The Bulldogs gave up one (1) goal in three games. That is unprecedented, that just doesn't happen very often.
Here is the latest Bracketology from Jason Moy, it will be interesting to see if his prediction are on or not. There will be three WCHA teams UND, DU and UMD. There will be no Wisconsin Badgers, no SCSU Huskies and no Minnesota Golden Gophers in this year's NCAA tourney.
Midwest Regional:
Bemidji State vs. Notre Dame
Princeton vs. Northeastern
West Regional:
Miami vs. Denver
Cornell vs. Minnesota-Duluth
East Regional:
Air Force vs. Michigan
Vermont vs. Yale
Northeast Regional:
Ohio State vs. Boston University
New Hampshire vs. North Dakota
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That is pretty special to see a team that finished seventh in the league come out on top and win the Broadmoor. It was really loud in there when Sharp, the Red Deer, Alberta native, got that hat trick. The whole building echoed "U-M-D!" It is so sweet to see a team like that take down Minnesota, North Dakota, and Denver on three consecutive nights. It really was the perfect scenario: Minnesota and North Dakota went a combined 0-3 and for the first time in Final Five history, a team from the play-in game won it. Well done, the Dogs could make some serious noise in the NCAA tournament with Sharp on fire and Stalock shutting 'em down in goal.
ReplyDeleteYeah good point UND had never lost both games from what I read. I am cool with the Gophers losing.
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