Top-seeded Miami University snuck by the Michigan Wolverines in double overtime on Sunday night to win the Midwest Regional and advance to the Frozen Four in Detroit. It was a back and forth game, with both teams outlasting brutal attacks from the other throughout. Tied at two through three periods, they would head to riveting sudden death.
2010 NCAA Hockey Tournament: Miami Beats Michigan 3-2 In Double Overtime Thriller
The excitement of the game caused some controversy in the first overtime, when it appeared Michigan had scored the game winning goal. The puck was on the goal line inside the post behind Miami goalie Connor Knapp. It was poked free by an attacking player, but the play was quickly blown dead. It shouldn’t have been, as Knapp never had control of the puck. Michigan put it in the net, but it was all for naught because the only play that can be reviewed in that situation is whether or not the puck crossed the line before the whistle.
The controversial call and the resulting loss left Michigan fans at SB Nation’s Maize n Brew with this reaction.
It appears that we’re no longer following the all-hallowed tradition of that when you’re the first team to score in OT, you usually are rewarded with the W. So in that light, we present the Largest Middle Finger Of All Time to the referees of this regional final and to the Miami Clutch-and-Grabs. It’s officially official, there is no God. That is all.
A minute and 54 seconds into the second overtime, Alden Hirschfeld scored on a shot from near the faceoff dot to give Miami the victory. They’ll take on Boston College in the national semifinals on April 8.
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