The Greatest Games ever played

[Ralph Baer]

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Nobody nominated the 1985 HE Championship game? really?

Even if you forgot that PC has a program (which is entirely reasonable given the past decade) you're all bailing on a game that BC lost in double OT?

Two also-rans who left the ECAC so they wouldn't have to play RPI that year.

[Jon]

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Two also-rans who left the ECAC so they wouldn't have to play RPI that year.

In our defense, that team was stacked. Even if OFFSIDES didn't happen, PC still wasn't winning a NT. Sigh...

[gounhwildcats]

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Nobody nominated the 1985 HE Championship game? really?

Even if you forgot that PC has a program (which is entirely reasonable given the past decade) you're all bailing on a game that BC lost in double OT?

In a strange way that PC team and the RPI team of the same era were my introduction to college hockey. Growing up in Edmonton the only hockey I cared about was the NHL, but I remember my friends and I being fascinated by the constant double and triple OT's during the NCAA's in those years. Of course we didn't realize that an OT period in those days was 10 minutes. It was recollecting those years that would get me interested in college hockey years later. So I actually owe PC and RPI a debt of gratitude for getting me into this in the first place.

[NUWH DogHouse]

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Although it was the quintessential kick below the belt the Beanpot Final last year between NU and bc was pretty amazing. Surprising none of the old Beanpot games have been mentioned.

[Ralph Baer]

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In our defense, that team was stacked. Even if OFFSIDES didn't happen, PC still wasn't winning a NT. Sigh...

That RPI team averaged almost as many goals as RPI has scored in 10 games so far.

[MeridianStreet]

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Lake State, a few years before their first NCAA title in 1988, played at Univ-Il at Chicago. Lakers fell behind 6-0 by early in the 2nd period and Coach Frank Anzalone started pulling his goalie at every opportunity, starting early in the 2nd period! UIC scored at least one empty netter and I believe the Lakers won 7-6 or 8-7 in OT.

[css228]

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I'll keep this open for some time. It will take me a few months to gather the data I will need to plug teams into the formula. I am hoping to have the list ready to go by Tournament Time this year. If not, then I will probably release it over the summer. Also, it may very well be released over at College Hockey Weekly, assuming they are still operating at that time.

Anyway, here is the list I have so far. Please keep nominating games, as I would like to have somewhere around 100 or so to plug numbers in for (but I am not opposed to doing a whole lot more if it is reasonable).

1968 ECAC QF: BC v. St. Lawrence
1969 NCAA Championship: DU v. Cornell
1970 ECAC Championship: Cornell v. Clarkson
1970 National Championshp: Cornell v. Clarkson
1974 National Championship: MTU v. Minnesota
1976 Regular Season: Cornell v. SLU
1976 WCHA Tourn.: Minnesota v. Michigan State
1977 ECAC Semifinal: Cornell v.
1979 ECAC Qfinal: Cornell v.
1979 National Championship: North Dakota v. Minnesota
1983 RS: Notre Dame v. Western Michigan
1984 National Championship: Bowling Green v. Duluth
1986 ECAC Semifinal: Cornell v. Yale
1986 Regular Season: Duluth v. North Dakota
1988 National Championship: LSSU v. St. Lawrence
1989 National Championshp: Minnesota v. Harvard
1991 National Championship: NMU v. BU
1993 National Championship: Maine v. LSSU
1993 National Semifinal: Maine v. Michigan
1995 National Semifinal: Maine v. Michigan
1997 WCHA FF Title: North Dakota v. Minnesota
1998 National Championship: BC v. Michigan
1998 Regional Final: UNH v. BU
1998 WCHA 1st Round: Duluth v. Minnesota
1999 Regional Final: UNH v. Michigan
2000 HE Title: Maine v. BC
2000 Regional Final: St. Lawrence v. BU
2002 National Championship: Maine v. Minnesota
2003 ECAC Championship
2003 Regional Final: BC v. Cornell
2003 RS: Denver v. Mankato
2003 RS: Michigan Tech v. Northern Michigan
2004 National Championship: Maine v. Denver
2004 National Semifinal: DU v. Duluth
2004 Regional Final: North Dakota v. Denver
2004 WCHA FF Title: North Dakota v. Minnesota
2006 Regional final: Wisconsin v. Cornell
2006 WCHA FF Semi: SCSU v. Minnesota
2007 Regional Final: North Dakota v. Minnesota
2007 Regional Semifinal: Notre Dame v. UAH
2007 WCHA FF Title: North Dakota v. Minnesota
2008 Regional Final: Miami v. BC
2009 National Championshp: BU v. Miami
2009 Regional Semifinal: Duluth v. Princeton
2009 Regional Semifinal: UNH v. North Dakota
2011 National Championship: Duluth v. Michigan
2011 WCHA FF Title: North Dakota v. Denver

1979 ECAC quarterfinal was Cornell v. Providence just in case you couldn't figure it out
Love that there's a highlight reel of it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tj9qagrJ5A

[Cross Check]

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BC vs Miami, March 30, 2008, Northeast Regional final at Worcester, MA
Box Score

Down 2-0 with 3:12 to go in the 2nd period, Boston College scores 3 goals in 1:58 to take a 3-2 lead into the locker room. Miami ties the game at the 9:02 mark of the 3rd, but BC wins it on Joe Whitney's hilite reel goal in OT.

Boston College advanced to the Frozen Four, dismantling North Dakota (6-1) and Notre Dame (4-1) for the 2008 National Championship.

Seconded. Perhaps the greatest game I've ever watched in person.

[aparch]

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Were there so few regular season matchups considered classic games? Very very heavy with NCAA tournament games.

[Cross Check]

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1993 Maine vs Michigan NCAA semis Game lasted 4+ hours

That was actually 1995 not 1993. I remember watching it live my freshman year of college. Incredibly exciting game, through three overtimes there was multiple huge scoring opportunities and the goalies just stood on their heads over and over again. To me, this game would have to be way up on any list.

[aparch]

Lake State, a few years before their first NCAA title in 1988, played at Univ-Il at Chicago. Lakers fell behind 6-0 by early in the 2nd period and Coach Frank Anzalone started pulling his goalie at every opportunity, starting early in the 2nd period! UIC scored at least one empty netter and I believe the Lakers won 7-6 or 8-7 in OT.

I'll second the nomination. And found details. No box score, but straight from the CCHA:

December 15, 1984
Lake Superior State goaltender Randy Exelby is pulled seven times in one game, six times in the third period, for an extra skater. The move pays off as the Lakers score three times with the extra attacker in a come-from-behind 7-6 win in overtime against Illinois-Chicago.

http://www.ccha.com/the_ccha/moments_in_ccha_history.aspx

[pirate]

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Anybody mention the '1' game??

As in the 1 loss in Maine's 1 loss season (41-1-2).

BU beat them after being down something like 6-1.

The Terriers visited Alfond Arena for a two-game series on Feb. 19. The Black Bears took a 6-2 lead on Feb. 19 and appeared headed for an easy win that would clinch the regular season Hockey East title. But the Terriers scored four straight goals to send the game into overtime. In overtime, Mike Prendergast broke away with the puck at center ice and scored against Dunham to give the Black Bears a 7-6 loss.

[Cross Check]

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Nobody nominated the 1985 HE Championship game? really?

Even if you forgot that PC has a program (which is entirely reasonable given the past decade) you're all bailing on a game that BC lost in double OT?

A/K/A the "Chris Terreri game" ? As a BC fan I'd like to forget that one. You're right though. Heckuva game and as good a goaltending performance as there has ever been.

[gounhwildcats]

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Were there so few regular season matchups considered classic games? Very very heavy with NCAA tournament games.

Sorry to go with my team for this category, but the UNH-Maine game last year that Paul Thompson won on a goal with 15 seconds left in regulation was an absolute classic. Game went back and forth all night and Maine should have won it, but Nyquist hit the post after DiGiralomo tried to come out and beat him to the puck. Not sure I've seen a better regular season game than that, and I was at the Whitt that night.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuXfvEJNhmc

[sterlippo1]

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Seconded. Perhaps the greatest game I've ever watched in person.

probably don't have your sample size but without question, it was my best..................by far