So being at another UND vs. UM game you expect a heated contest. Lucia, said a few years ago, that everytime some fight breaks out, it seems UND is involved. Well Don, it happened again tonight in Grand Forks. Hey Don, why didn't you or your coaches stop your players from getting on the ice at the end of the second period? Even after the benches had emptied, the Gopher staff did nothing to get their players off the ice (neither did the UND coaches). If the Don is that against fighting, like he has always said, why did he let his team get in that "situation" at the end of the second? I think Lucia finally said to this players, "you better fight" it's not just my job , but your scholarships that are on the line. :)
I suspected UND was due for a loss, going on a nine game unbeaten streak, you are due a game where things just don't go your way. I wasn't impressed by the UM of play or UND's play for that matter. Tomorrow's another day, the only downside is that it is the same refs/linesmens' again.
Again it was another subpar night for the officials. I don't know how many times the Gophers had too many men on the ice and the linesman didn't blow the whistle. It generally wasn't a big issue, but come on guys, that's a penalty.
If I could make an offical box score it would read 2-2-2 game, UM 2, UND 2, Refs 2. Neither team really "earned" a win tonight, and the officials deserved at least a tie, if not a win.
Lucia, you should keep your players under control, since they are essentially paying your salary. You should be ashamed of your hipocracy after tonight, ashamed. I'm happy you recovered from your infection they other season. But the way you handled, or in this case, didn't handle the situtaion at the end of the second period, is another mark against the Gopher program as a whole. Malone's check was legal, he didn't get a penaltly for it, watch the replay, their was nothing wrong with it. I don't want anybody to get hurt, it's only a game, but I like checking, this isn't the womens' league.
All in all I'm looking forward to Saturday's night game, hope to see you there.
PS - Have you all seen last weekend's "incident" where the Goon falls down? As the press might say, "alcohol may have been a factor." :)
