Re: 2011-12 MN Gophers Season Thread Pt II: Still Full Of Pride!
Summary: BC brought their A game and the Gophers brought their hairdryers. A big key to the win for BC was Milner's excellent stops on some good scoring chances early to avert a potential lead for the Gophers. If Matson hits the open net maybe this could have been a game. As it turned out, the Gopher players that were "expected" to show up (Bjugstad, Rau, Haula, Schmidt, etc.) were invisible tonight while BC executed their transition game with precision. Nice to have Gary "Thor-nee" back in his usual baffoon fashion mispronouncing nearly every Gopher players name...what a clown of an announcer.
Nevertheless, the Gophers surpassed all expectations as a team this season and have nothing to hang their heads about. Few if any, picked them to win the Mac, not to mention making it to the Frozen Four which was a breath of fresh air compared to the last 3 seasons. A big thank you to the seniors (Matson, Sacchetti, Hansen, Patterson, Kremer, Miller, Larson) after enduring 3 "seasons from hell", who believed they could get better and helped turned the team around this year with a lot of hard work and team play. This may be the last we see of Bjugs, and maybe Haula. Both had breakout seasons and they will be missed if they decide to go pro.