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Article: HOCKEY EAST RIVALS MEET AGAIN - FOR NCAA TITLE.(Sports)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
- Article date:
- April 3, 1999
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Byline: Associated Press
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Maine and New Hampshire, two Hockey East rivals who split four games this season, meet one more time - with the NCAA championship at stake.
``It's exciting to be playing against our neighbor and traveling partner,'' Maine coach Shawn Walsh said. ``We've been on the road together, seen these guys so much on the ice, in hallways and hotel lobbies.''
New Hampshire coach Richard Umile said, ``This is obviously the rubber match.
``These are two teams that know each other real well and have a lot of respect for each other.''
Walsh echoed that high regard, saying, ``It's turned into a ...