"Watch this. Jim Larkin's going toscore...(long pause)... Goal!"

"You did it again. Harvard loses, 5-4."

"Shhh."

"Hey, what's this? Look, John Weisbrod'sdriving into the zone. He see's C.J. C.J. fakesthe shot and passes it to Vukonich in front of thenet. Score! With six seconds. You were wrong. Youcan't control them."

"Don't mock me... you'll see."

"Overtime. You get this team's hopes up andthen you just stick a pin in them."

"Hey, just doing what was already planned."

"You mean the puck just doesn't magicallybounce the Crimson's way anymore? I thought thoseideas died with the Bruins and Bobby Orr?"

"Oh no. We still use them."

"Here it comes. It's cruel. No team can losethat many games like these. I can't believe it!Why don't you just let Harvard lose, 8-0 nexttime. I mean, if it's already planned..."

"That's too boring. Want a pretzel?"

Catamounts, 6-5 (OT) at Bright Center

HARVARD  1-2-2-0--5Vermont  2-1-2-1--6

First Period--1, V, Brendan Creagh 2(Ricker Love) 7:34; 2, V, Jim Larkin 8 (JohnLeClair) 9:16; 3, H, John Weisbrod 5 (KevanMelrose, Peter Ciavaglia) 11:38. Penalties--V,Jeremey Benoit (interference) 5:24; H, John Murphy(hitting from behind) 5:24; H, Melrose (hittingfrom behind) 6:58; V, Stephane Venne (tripping)10:53; V, Toby Kearney (cross-checking) 16:42; H,Ted Drury (roughing) 19:59.