BU 2020-21 Season: The Road to … Nowhere?

[Bomber]

Is it me or does it appear that Denver left him ALL ALONE in front of the net?

3x3 expiring. It happens. And it's not like teams practiced 3x3.

[Scarlet]

37th goal of the year. Mercy.

Is it me or does it appear that Denver left him ALL ALONE in front of the net?

[Bomber]

Correct. And then Drury continued that streak in the Frozen Four semifinal against Michigan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wVFSgfMAIw

37th goal of the year. Mercy.

[Sean Pickett]

I miss the days of the 12-team tourneys with the one 'super-regional' over 3 days. Those were packed buildings, great atmospheres, and a great ticket value if you bought the package. I didn't mind the auto-bye if one was able to win the RS and conference tournament (except if it was the EZAC!!!). I liked the byes and feel it was a good reward for the top two in each region.

The super-regionals were over 2 days, not three. I also liked seeing four games, but I do prefer the 16 team tournament.

Drury's OT game winner was during a 3 on 3. (The old fashioned. Lots of sinning.)

It was technically 4x4, as the first set of matching penalties had expired 4 seconds earlier, but it was effectively 3x3.

[defkit]

Woulda been BC-BU in the FF

I do remember watching the SLU-BC game, hoping SLU could at least knock you guys out :-). I think it was close for a couple periods maybe, and you guys ended winning something like 5-2.

[defkit]

Was it Rover? ha. Or maybe Limey?

Good question. Probably Limey...

[Rogie21]

I remember when they were introducing Denver's starting lineup and there were guys from three foreign countries and they finally announced and American and the crowd cheered. There was one of those fun facts that said BU was undefeated that season when Drury had at least a point and I think up until he scored that OT goal, he didn't have a point in that game. Sean - is that correct? And that April snowstorm happened the day after flying home from the FF in Milwaukee. It was, like, 65 degrees there, flew home on Sunday and Monday got 2' of snow.

Correct. And then Drury continued that streak in the Frozen Four semifinal against Michigan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wVFSgfMAIw

[Bomber]

Regarding that BU-Denver game. Correct on the Drury fun-fact, Scarlet. Shawn Bates was indeed out of his mind in that game. Drury's OT game winner was during a 3 on 3. (The old fashioned. Lots of sinning.)

[Scarlet]

I miss the days of the 12-team tourneys with the one 'super-regional' over 3 days. Those were packed buildings, great atmospheres, and a great ticket value if you bought the package. I didn't mind the auto-bye if one was able to win the RS and conference tournament (except if it was the EZAC!!!). I liked the byes and feel it was a good reward for the top two in each region.

edit - True story. The first tournament game I ever attended was BU/Denver in Worcester in 1997. There was about a month or so in between receiving the obvious acceptance letter from BU and the nail-biter from BC. I rooted for BU in that one (luckily the big envelope came from BC a few weeks later - delayed by a massive April 1st snowstorm in MA). I believe Drury won it in overtime and may have climbed the glass? It was a good game. Shawn Bates skated around like he had rockets attached to his skates.

I remember when they were introducing Denver's starting lineup and there were guys from three foreign countries and they finally announced and American and the crowd cheered. There was one of those fun facts that said BU was undefeated that season when Drury had at least a point and I think up until he scored that OT goal, he didn't have a point in that game. Sean - is that correct? And that April snowstorm happened the day after flying home from the FF in Milwaukee. It was, like, 65 degrees there, flew home on Sunday and Monday got 2' of snow.

[Nick Papagiorgio]

I miss the days of the 12-team tourneys with the one 'super-regional' over 3 days. Those were packed buildings, great atmospheres, and a great ticket value if you bought the package. I didn't mind the auto-bye if one was able to win the RS and conference tournament (except if it was the EZAC!!!). I liked the byes and feel it was a good reward for the top two in each region.

edit - True story. The first tournament game I ever attended was BU/Denver in Worcester in 1997. There was about a month or so in between receiving the obvious acceptance letter from BU and the nail-biter from BC. I rooted for BU in that one (luckily the big envelope came from BC a few weeks later - delayed by a massive April 1st snowstorm in MA). I believe Drury won it in overtime and may have climbed the glass? It was a good game. Shawn Bates skated around like he had rockets attached to his skates.

[J.D.]

Woulda been BC-BU in the FF

[Rogie21]

I do remember that some idiot poster was jumping all over Dan Cavanaugh for costing us the game...as if any player should have legs after two full games.

In 2000 only 12 teams made the tournament with the #1 seed in each region getting a bye into the final. SLU was the #1 seed, so hadn’t played the day before.

According to the GoTerriers.com recap, BU had several good chances to win in overtime: a Carl Corazzini breakaway and Pat Aufiero hitting the crossbar (shade of 1991). Rick DiPietro, HE rookie of the year that season, stopped the initial shot by Carruthers, who beat the BU defender (Aufiero?) to the rebound for the GWG.

Here's the game account with a photo of the GWG.
https://www.bu.edu/bridge/archive/20...31/sports.html

https://goterriers.com/news/2000/3/26/Terriers_Lose_To_St_Lawrence_3_2_In_Longest_Game_I n_NCAA_Tournament_History.aspx

[Sean Pickett]

Sean Pickett will know this for sure but what I remember about the SLU game was the broadcast went off air because of a Celtics game and then came BACK to the hockey game that was still going on once the Celtics game ended. Do I have that right?

Like others have mentioned, I was at the game in Albany, but I did record it. It was shown on Fox Sports New England in New England and they had to leave the game during overtime because they were contractually obligated to show the Celtics game that afternoon. I don't recall if they came back to the game after the Celtics game ended. That was also the weekend that Jim Fitzgerald screwed Colgate out of winning their first round game vs Michigan when he disallowed their goal in overtime.

Sean

[Scarlet]

Ha ha! Limey - man, that's a name we haven't heard from in AGES.

[J.D.]

Was it Rover? ha. Or maybe Limey?