Here is the last 4+ minutes of the 2nd period of the 1980 NCAA Hockey first round playoff game between the University of Minnesota and the Northern Michigan Wildcats. This game was televised on ESPN, but re transmitted on WLUC TV6 Marquette. Anyone who followed NMU or MN hockey will recognize these iconic names:
NMU: Bill Joyce, Tom Laidlaw, Don Waddell, Winter,Tascoff,Steve Weeks, Steve Bozek, Mike Mielke, Terry Houck, Keith Hanson, Jeff Pyle, John Kyle, Greg Tignanelli, Denis Flanagan, Tim Sherry,
MN: Dave Jensen, Teal,Meadows,Steve Griffith Aaron Broten, Knoke, Ericson, Olson
Several controversies developed that night. The first was the phantom goal no goal (10 min mark of video) Minnesota’s and future NHLer Aaron Broten of the famous Broten brothers appeared to score a goal, but the puck went through the net and ended up against the boards. The officials could not find a hole in the net or and sign that it went through the net so the ruled “no goal’
The second controversy happened later that night at the Holiday Inn. Some NMU fans from Marquette were involved in a altercation with the Minneapolis Police. Several NMU fans needed medical attention after the encounter. The police said the fans started it, the fans said the police started it. Either way it put a cloud over the nights victory.
Northern went on to defeat Minnesota and advance to the championship game where their miraculous 4th season in Division 1 hockey came to end. Losing to North Dakota 5-2 in the finals.
Sadly the other parts of this game were recorded over.
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