Ron Peltier, who had scored fivegoals all season, was on his stomach just at Durno's right when he swung his stick at the loose puck at 1:45 of overtime to put on the red light. The puck had hovered around, the crease while Harvard failed to clear it.
Minnesota Rejoices
And Peltier just stayed on his stomach as the Minnesota bench emptied and threw itself upon him in joy.
Weiland had little to say after seeing his final season end in a disappointment. "We relaxed a little bit too much at the wrong time," he said.
Minnesota's appearance in the NCAA tournament was enough surprise in itself. Minnesota, like the Crimson, made it to the NCAA's only because of its upset win in the season's final tournament.
B.U. is a solid favorite in tomorrow night's game.