By Jim Ingram
Fan Fanatic Sports Staff
Chad, thank you very much for the post game review last night. I appreciate you picking me up for slacking. As I'm sure you know, I had too much of a good time last night. Last nights' game was one of the most frustrating, for a diehard BU fan, and the most exciting games of hockey I've watched in a long, long time. Miami (Ohio) simply outplayed Boston University for 59 minutes and 1 second. I had been texting some of the Premium Seat Holders at Agganis Arena, who were down in DC for the game, about how the better team was going to win and how disappointing the loss was going to be for this team.
Boy, was I wrong. Realistically, the Terriers didn't show up in this game until the very end. They had choked. As a BU fanatic, I'm not going to sugar coat this. They should have lost the game, but somehow, some way they turned the jets on with about 3:30 minutes left in the game. Jack Parker, in a stroke of genius, pulled the goalie with that 3:30 minutes left and put the game in the hands of his offense and defense. For two and a half minutes BU put unbelievable pressure on the Red Hawks and never allowed them an empty net shot. With 59 seconds left Zach Cohen made the game 3-2, and with just 17 seconds left Nick Bonino unbelievable tied the game. My wife was trying to go to sleep at that time, so she lambasted me for being so loud. I'll take the wrath of my wife for that, because the Terriers did something so amazing just by tying the game.
From there, Boston University took over the game in overtime. Once they tied it up it was BU's game. I knew it, the fans knew it and by the way Miami played, they even knew it. I have to say that the winning goal was even a fluke. Colby Cohen, Zach's older brother, scored the game winner with 8:13 left in the first overtime. It was supposed to be a hard slapper from the point, but was deflected by a Miami defender's leg, shot up in the air and went well over the right shoulder of the Red Hawk's goalie into the net. The only thing I can say is that it was meant to be.
I can't wait until the celebration at Agganis this week
Go BU!
