Word: minnesota
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...best-of-three NCAA Western quarterfinal series between the second-seeded Minnesota Golden Gophers and the sixth-seeded Wisconsin Badgers should be a thriller...
There will be two very good reasons why this hockey contest should be exciting: Minnesota junior goaltender Robb Stauber and his Badger counterpart, Curtis Joseph, who will digging in their skates, sliding on masks and getting ready to guard roomy nets while the crowd at Mariucci settles down in its seats...
...Minnesota Coach Doug Woog and his 31-10-3 Golden Gophers will need Stauber (2.39 goals against average, .914 save percentage) to play alertly. Wisconsin (25-14-5) took the Gophers into overtime three out of this year's five previous meetings, and is a formidable opponent especially as the underdog...
...pressure falls on Minnesota," Badger Coach Jeff Sauer said. "We earned our respect last weekend against St. Lawrence, but Minnesota still has to prove its number two seeding...
Indeed, Wisconsin did show well in its first-round series against St. Lawrence last weekend in Canton, N.Y. The East's third-seeded team had to cancel its reservations on Air Minnesota after only two games...