Miami hockey

[xu drew]

is anybody else watching this championship game?? that was an absolutely unbelievable ending to regulation.

miami was up 3-1 in the final minute. boston had started pulling their goalie with over 3 minutes left and then finally scored to make it 3-2 with 40 or 50 seconds left. then they scored again with 17 seconds to tie it.

2 goals with less than a minute left in the third period to send it into OT. i'm not a hockey fan by any means, but that was exceptionally cool. Boston has all of the momentum heading into OT, but hopefully miami can pull this out.

[AviatorX]

I'm watching. Good thing they take an intermission, or else BU's momentum would have ended it pretty quickly in sudden death OT.

[gladdenguy]

that ending was ridiculous. Boston gets everything this decade.

[gladdenguy]

that sucks. ugh. every team i root for loses.

[AviatorX]

Choke......

[xu drew]

that sucks. i feel bad for miami. tough way to lose the championship

[An X Fan]

That really sucks for Miami. Goalie never saw it. I hate all Boston sports teams - now have to add BU to the list.

[xu drew]

Boston gets everything this decade.

they really do. i'm sick of all boston sports....football, baseball, basketball, hockey...just let some other cities win every once in a while

[muskee2000]

definitely was a heartbreaker yet exciting finish. too bad boston wins something again. ugh.

[BENWAR]

Choke......

Big time choke.

I'm starting to believe that the state of Ohio is cursed.:eek:

[gladdenguy]

Big time choke.

I'm starting to believe that the state of Ohio is cursed.:eek:

I agree. or the city of Boston is just......well........that good.
If the Celtics, Red Sox, or Patriots win these upcoming postseasons I officially will not be able to handle it. They will see more championships in one decade then I will in 3 lifetimes as a Cincinnati pro sports fan.

[AdamtheFlyer]

I was pulling hard for Miami. Not much of a hockey fan (enjoy a couple games a season) , but I went to several Miami games a year back in the day. So much fun in their tiny old arena. Haven't seen the new one. With the Bombers folding up here, I'm going to make a point to get to Oxford a couple of times next year.

[D-West & PO-Z]

So why is it, or how is it, that Miami is so good at hockey?

[AviatorX]

If XU ever loses in the National Championship that way, I think that would be about it for me.

[BENWAR]

I feel bad for them. They were less than a minute away from the first national championship ever to happen at Miami.

[wkrq59]

I feel bad for them. They were less than a minute away from the first national championship ever to happen at Miami.

But make one thing clear. Those Miami kids did not choke. Pulling a goalie with 3:30 minutes left and trailing 3-1, the odds on that succeeding are about 1 in 60. The Bemiedji coach did the same thing Thursday night and Miami scored into an empty net with 2:40 or so to play.
Miami was too concerned last night with trying to score into the empty net and didn't clear the puck when they had the chance right before that first goal (3-2) was scored. They had trouble winning face offs all night and lost one just before the second and tying goal was scored.
It's a helluva way to lose a championship, but sometimes sh!t happens.:D

[D-West & PO-Z]

Wow, I just saw the game replayed on ESPN2 and I cant believe they lost that. Crazy. Miami had a couple chances to clear before the 1st goal but didnt get it done. Crazy.

[mr. zimpher]

best facilities in the region... better than notre dame and michigan

[stxxu]

If you guys had flipped over to ESPN2, you could have caught the NCAA women's bowling championship. Since I can tell everyone is dying to know, Nebraska won.

[GuyFawkes38]

I always thought Miami was overrated in hockey. That game certainly proved it.

[Juice]

best facilities in the region... better than notre dame and michigan

Notre Dame's facilities aren't even up to par for a club team. They are building a new place but their current setup in the Joyce Center is awful.

[BlueGuy]

That was an awesome finish to regulation last night. It's just too bad the game winning goal was a deflection. There is nothing in sports quite like championship hocky (either NHL Playoffs, or Frozen 4). The intensity is there from start to finish. I couldn't have cared less for either of those teams last night, but I couldn't stop watching.

[Backyard Champ]

The game last night was increadible. It's really a shame that Miami lost though, especially on a deflection like that. Miami played better for about 3/4ths of that game- just couldnt finish it out. The college hockey tournament was a crazy one, and in my opinion much better then this years NCAA tourny. A ton of games had last second goals forcing overtime, a few going to multiple overtimes. Classic tournament

[D-West & PO-Z]

I was just told earlier tonight that ,ost of these college players dont go straight to college after high school. Most go to some amateur league or something for a few years, then go to play college? So a lot of the guys are pretty old. Anyone know?

[Juice]

I was just told earlier tonight that ,ost of these college players dont go straight to college after high school. Most go to some amateur league or something for a few years, then go to play college? So a lot of the guys are pretty old. Anyone know?

That's exactly right. The "freshmen" are around 20 years old because many of them will play up in Canada for a couple years.