Re: UNH Wildcats 2015-2016 (Part Three) - Living in Interesting Times
Absolutely, and that wasn't what I was trying to instigate. It was just a catchy throwaway line from the movie that I thought somebody might bring up (so I mentioned it first).
I remember actually writing a letter to Sports Illustrated's (that was never published) "Letters to the Editor" saying (and I'm paraphrasing - it was 44 years ago!) "Eastern college hockey will once again take its place at the top of the college hockey world" (or something to that effect). This was when BU beat Cornell to win their 2nd National Championship in a row (and the 2nd in a row for the East). Of course, the sentiment was completely out of context, since the West had won 14 of the previous 15 (which is probably why they didn't publish it, thinking "This guy is a nut"). But...I was attempting to get ahead of the curve and predict a new trend. As it turned out, I was just as wrong, since the East only won three more times before Maine finally won in '93 (BU in '78, RPI in '85 and Harvard in '89). But it was fun to witness BU win three NC's in a decade (they have won only twice more since - in 38 years). So there really isn't any debate anyway...it was pretty clear that the West was better then. Frankly, they should have been. They had bigger, more physical players who were, let's just say, not as "academically oriented." Except for, as you mentioned, the Herb Brooks (and I would be remiss if I didn't say BC also - I remember a woman in her 70s at a game at the old McHugh forum saying to me, as BU slaughtered BC, "At least OUR boys are American!!!!") obsession with Canadians. Things have leveled out more now, as many of the Canandian juniors stay up there and more Americans have filled up the roster spots.
Absolutely, and that wasn't what I was trying to instigate. It was just a catchy throwaway line from the movie that I thought somebody might bring up (so I mentioned it first).
I remember actually writing a letter to Sports Illustrated's (that was never published) "Letters to the Editor" saying (and I'm paraphrasing - it was 44 years ago!) "Eastern college hockey will once again take its place at the top of the college hockey world" (or something to that effect). This was when BU beat Cornell to win their 2nd National Championship in a row (and the 2nd in a row for the East). Of course, the sentiment was completely out of context, since the West had won 14 of the previous 15 (which is probably why they didn't publish it, thinking "This guy is a nut"). But...I was attempting to get ahead of the curve and predict a new trend. As it turned out, I was just as wrong, since the East only won three more times before Maine finally won in '93 (BU in '78, RPI in '85 and Harvard in '89). But it was fun to witness BU win three NC's in a decade (they have won only twice more since - in 38 years). So there really isn't any debate anyway...it was pretty clear that the West was better then. Frankly, they should have been. They had bigger, more physical players who were, let's just say, not as "academically oriented." Except for, as you mentioned, the Herb Brooks (and I would be remiss if I didn't say BC also - I remember a woman in her 70s at a game at the old McHugh forum saying to me, as BU slaughtered BC, "At least OUR boys are American!!!!") obsession with Canadians. Things have leveled out more now, as many of the Canandian juniors stay up there and more Americans have filled up the roster spots.
... and as a STH I gotta make sure I purchase our seats in time (double wink)
), UNH clinches MBPBEGAM home ice, and probably moves ahead of UVM, unless UVM gets 3 out of 4 points against hosts Merrimack;
Also figured we would have to at least split for home ice for Chuck's MBPBEGAM tournament 
(although a sweep would be... nice esp a win at the 'Whitt which hasn't happened since Dec 11) Must be the new 'Tron. 
