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GO GO GOPHERS!: The University

GO GO GOPHERS!: The University of Minnesota's hockey team won last night's national "Frozen Four" semi-final match in overtime against Michigan, and will go on to the final Saturday against New Hampshire, in the drive to win their second straight national championship.
Now granted, I know most of you don't give a shit about college hockey. I myself haven't watched a college hockey game since the Gophers won last year's championship game. And truth be told, I couldn't name a single current Gophers player. But, like most things with MN sports, it's a matter of state pride- especially in regards to hockey, which is just as important (if not moreso) to the Land of 10,000 Lakes as college football and basketball.
Which leads me to one of my biggest pet peeves: ESPN.com's Daily Quickie today addresses the championship game as follows:

New Hampshire hockey: Play def. champ Minny for title

I'm only going to say this once: I'm not sure who or what exactly "Minny" is, but I assure you it's not Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnetonka, or anywhere else I've ever been. No one from Minnesota has ever used the word "Minny" to describe their town; therefore, I'd appreciate it if ESPN, as well as the New York tabloids and everyone else, would cease using that word immediately. Kind of like San Francisco/"Frisco."
And speaking of Minnesota hockey, after knocking off Colorado last night, the Wild are (like Brandeis football) still undefeated in postseason competition, advancing their all-time franchise playoff record to a whopping 1-0. In fact, no Minnesota NHL team has lost a playoff game since the '91 Stanley Cup Finals.

Posted by Stephen Silver at April 11, 2003 09:51 AM