Did you jump in the air with glee or dismay? I just think it's a shame that there's a whole generation or more out there who have no idea what a great, fun, intense, bitter rivalry it once was, where things were settled ON THE FIELD.
If we fans got to vote (which we don't, of course) on whether or not SCSU got to be in the NCHC ( we're like Standing Rock in the "getting to vote" department) , I would vote NO.
Back in the early eighties, UND had a similar contest with a car as the prize, and my buddy and I witnessed a guy put the puck through the hole too. A moment of disbelief by the crowd, then the place went nuts.