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...Harvard struck back quickly. Unsung center Kirk Nielsen blasted through Marsh from the right point to even the game at 8:08. And it took only six seconds to capitalize on a holding call against Maine defenseman Jason Dekker; right winger Brian Farrell redirected Derek Maguire's shot for his fourth game-winning goal of the year, this time with 9:33 to play...
...that's my neck of the woods, and it's always exciting to get back there," he says with a gleam in his eye. "And even moreso for the Minnesota kids on the team--Kirk Nielsen and Stuart Swenson get a chance to play close to home, and they're pretty excited...
...Nielsen, a sophomore from Grand Rapids, is similarly enthused about the trip; his high school coach will be at both games, as well as a lot of good friends who matriculated at UMD. And he knows what kind of atmosphere he's in for tonight from personal experience...
...Both Nielsen and Swenson racked up credentials of the highest order during their high school careers; both were finalists for the "Mr. Hockey" award, Minnesota's answer to Hobey Baker, and Swenson last year led the entire state in scoring...
...well they should. For if you were to take the pulse of American amateur hockey, you'd have to reach out to the state of Minnesota--and as guys like Tomassoni, Swenson, and Nielsen know, it's something the Crimson will have to experience to understand...