As you may know, although not really my style of player, Lukas Dora was always one of my favorite DU Pioneers. Yes, the # 13 probably helped. He was a very good college hockey player with an extra nasty streak. To call him a pest would be an understatement.
Some of us took Thursday April 8, 2004 off from work to go watch the game - E5 was in attendance after his pseudo-concussion (sorry E) - and The Shot Pimp called us from Ohio and forced us to do shots after DU goals.
The game started poorly for the Pios and they were down 3-2 going to the 3rd period. Defenseman and Captain, Ryan Caldwell, got the game tying goal on a break-away early in the 3rd period. Caldwell was another favorite as he struck me as that no-nonsense type captain. Oddly, at the awards ceremony that year, coach Gwozdecky said that season was the first season Caldwell had ever donned the "C". Earlier in the year during a captains / senior skate, he got into a fight and punched out his friend and roommate. He just had that "all business" approach you love.
So anyway, the stage was set and our guy Dora got the game winner later in the 3rd. DU added an empty netter to win 5-3. But Dora's goal - while not a thing of beauty - was an awesome lamp-lighter that had us jumping out of our chairs. Even greater was his show of emotion that you can see in the bottom picture - one of the reasons I always loved the guy.
DU went on to the Finals...but you can read about that at a later date....
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