Longest Game in NCAA History

Honestly, that was a lot of fun but very disappointing. Almost everyone knows what happened already so I'll just highlight some interesting points from my night:

• I got to the rink around 5:30pm and left around 2:00am


• The student section, lead by Will Friedman, was full and loud for the entire game


• Stephane Boileau left the game due to an injury. It looks like it could be an upper leg problem or a groin or hip problem. After talking to Coach Leaman it doesn't seem like he will be playing in Game 2 at least.


• I got to meet Mario Valery-Trabucco's father last night... what a nice guy!


• Thanks to Union's Assistant Athletic Director/Sport Information Guy Eric McDowell who brought the media staff Burger King Whopper's around 2:00am.


• Also, thanks to the Times Union's Mark McGuire who drove me back to my dorm after 2am... walking in Schenectady with your computer by yourself at night is not the smartest thing to do.


• I talked to a member of the Union Dining Staff this morning who served lunch to the players today and he said that the boys looked exhausted. But, he has the utmost confidence that they will win tonight.

For more on the game check out my article on USCHO.com, Union Athletics.com, and Ken Schott's Blog.

It will be interesting to see how tired the players are and to see if there will be any changes to the lineups and who will start in goal for each team.