From: The Minnesota Daily (1/9/1996)by Jeff Sherry
University of Minnesota Gopher mascots have been kicked, punched and beaten several times while at opposing schools' arenas. But in a bizarre skit during the second intermission of Minnesota's game Friday at DU Arena, a Goldy Gopher look-a-like was rifled down.
The Pioneers' mascot, Denver Boone, was at the far blue line wearing his trademark raccoon-skin cap and practicing his golf swing. At about the same time, a skating gopher mascot took the ice and started waving to the crowd.
When Denver Boone hit a golf ball to the other end of the rink, the gopher skated over and picked it up. A local radio personality standing beside Denver Boone with a microphone asked the gopher to return the ball but instead, the gopher threw it into the stands .
The radio announcer, in his best dee-jay voice, then asked, "You're not going to let a gopher get away with throwing your ball away -- are you Denver Boone?"
Not to be embarrassed at his home rink, the DU mascot went over to the bench and grabbed a musket. As the gopher continued waving to the crowd and taunting his counterpart, Denver Boone raised the musket and fired a shot that echoed throughout the arena, dropping the gopher to the ice.
After the crowd stopped cheering, the gopher picked itself up and let the Zamboni driver do his job.
2 comments:
D.U. sucks big time!! Long history of just recruiting Canadian players. Finally a few Colorado kids are playing for them.
Seldom fill their arena. Fans not into the games-not knowledgeable about hockey. No band, no cheerleader on skates. Pioneer mascot just stands around. D.U. needs to learn from the Golden Gophers!!!!!
D.U. sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Long history of just using Canadian players.
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