Article: Bears finish six inches shy of title

Six inches, and everything could have been different. Or maybe it was five ... or even four. Six inches between goal and no-goal. Six inches between a puck plinking off a crossbar and that same puck slapping the back of the net. Six inches between a save on the other end ... and the game's lone goal.

Six inches between a national championship ... and a dressing room full of weeping Maine Black Bear hockey players.

How far is six inches?

It's the length of about half of Mike Hamilton's left skate - the skate that crept into the crease during the first period of Saturday night's NCAA title matchup between Maine and Denver.

Derek Damon was on the left side of the net. He gathered in a pass ... ...

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