Pucking, Eh?

Holy Cross!:

The incredible happened Friday in Grand Forks, as Holy Cross pulled off arguably the greatest upset in NCAA tournament history with a 4-3 win over Minnesota. Tyler McGregor's game winner just 53 seconds into overtime completed the Crusaders' win, Atlantic Hockey's first-ever in the national tournament.

Those of you who doubted me doubting the Gophers can now see exactly what I was talking about. My only error was expecting them to not become the first #1 seed in NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY to lose to a fourth seed. Well done boys.

Quick thoughts on the game:

- The camera work was terrible. Maybe I've become spoiled by the work that the FSN crew does, but tonight's main camera angle was usually too far away from the ice.

- The announcers weren't much better. Boring and clichéd.

- Referees, all those penalties you called? A little ticky tacky for my tastes.

- Granted, the game winning goal was damn lucky, but you gotta give Holy Cross credit. They weren't intimidated by the Gophers and kept skating all game long. Unlike the maroon and gold clad stiffs they were facing. Saving your energy for Saturday night, boys? There ain't gonna be no Saturday night.

- The Gophers best line was Kessel-Wheeler-Gordon. The worst? The big boys. Somebody needed to put out a missing persons alert for Potulny-Irmen-Stoa. The Gophers poor face off skills hurt them again tonight as well, especially on that third Holy Cross goal.

The one Gopher player that I really feel sorry for is Gino Guyer. The guy closes his career as a Gopher in this stinker after have not scored in his last thirty-some games. That's gotta hurt.

But the guy I'm worried about is Sisyphus. His live blogging of the game ended rather abruptly. Has anyone ever live blogged a suicide before?

This one definitely makes the Top Ten Worst Gopher Losses Ever and may even challenge for a spot in the Top Ten Worst Minnesota Sports Losses Ever.

JB DOUBTLESS ADDS:
That just sucked (not the Elder's post, the game). I had a gig last night and was attempting to watch the game while simultaneously playing. At one point I looked up and saw HC jumping around on the ice and I knew it must have gone to OT and ended badly.

The most annoying thing from what I saw was the Goph's famous One More Cutesy Pass affliction where they try to make 4 PERFECT passes instead of getting a solid shot on net and making something happen. They have done that for as long as I have been watching them but last night it was maddening. This is especially true when the goaltender they were facing wasn't exactly Rob Stauber.

Minnesota's pride is once again on ice.