With 4:08 remaining in the third period of the 2009 national championship game and Boston University trailing underdog Miami of Ohio, 3-1, associate head coach David Quinn approached his boss, Jack Parker, and offered a bold and unconventional observation.
“The next offensive faceoff, I think we’ve got to pull [goalie Kieran Millan],” Quinn said.
Parker was not convinced. “There’s a lot of time,” he said.
Quinn persisted: “We’re on life support right now.”
The Terriers’ prolific offense effectively had been neutered by the Red Hawks for most of the third period. Parker’s top lieutenant recognized they needed to fundamentally alter the game’s direction.