The past week was a busy one. I had lots of engagements to keep–both professional and social. Needless to say, this weekend has been one in which I have actually slept in. At work, I had a quarterly review to submit and present. Additionally, I had Orioles Opening Day, a Passover seder, and the NCAA Frozen Four.
While my hockey watching is not what it used to be when I was in school in Boston, seeing how well this year’s BU team has performed coupled with a Frozen Four nearby in Washington DC naturally raised my interest level. Making it even better, though, was the chance for BU to win a NCAA Men’s Hockey Championship since my junior year–1995.
On Thursday night, I watched BU win a good game against Vermont by a score of 5-4. There were plenty of Vermont fans in attendance, and we sat near most of them. Nonetheless, the comeback in that game was pretty fun to watch. In the end, the good guys won.
With that victory in hand, the Terriers were to face Miami of Ohio in the Championship game. Late Saturday afternoon, I trekked into Washington to meet my friends for dinner at the District ChopHouse before the game. As we all finished dinner, we made our way to our seats for what, I had hoped, would be a routine and methodical dispatching of the Miami Redhawks.
Unfortunately, that was not to be. The Redhawks took the lead late in the third period by the score of 3-1. In a rare move, BU pulled the goalie for an extra skater with more than three minutes left. While that helped generate some pressure, no points were scored for 2 minutes. Then, with just under a minute remaining, BU pulled off an astounding comeback–scoring 2 goals in 42 seconds. The scores forced the Championship into overtime. This was the most exciting thing I had ever seen at a sporting event, and it left me and my friends breathless as the intermission started.
The overtime period began, and BU had some missed opportunities. And, finally, BU scored a goal deflected off a Redhawk defender. The game ended, and the celebration began. BU completed an amazing comeback to win the game.
It was fun to see another National Championship. My friends and I had a good time, and we were able to see some exciting hockey.
That Championship game just proves that College hockey is fixed. 3-1, empty net, with more than 2 minutes left and stupid Miami (OH) doesn’t put one in? Dagger.
Don’t hate on greatness.
Damn those must have been some good seats!
@spinstah: The seats were good, The sight-lines were a little bad at the other end of the ice in the near corner, but it was a good place to be.