Nathan Eric Hampton writes:
 
<<characterizations deleted>>
 
> Carol White was right: the suspension was for a "shove" but that was a
> polite way to put what I saw. From the upper deck of the Bradley Center
> with a mob of players, nothing was crystal clear, but it looked like a
> punch to me. Except the short, bald guy hit the ref in the sholder, so
> they called it a shove. But in Minnesota, if you just shove an official,
> you are not only a good coach but a nice guy.
 
Later, he quotes WCHA Commissioner Bruce McLeod:
 
> even McLeod said, ``I wouldn't characterized it as a punch, that's for
> sure.''
 
I was in the Bradley Center too, but I didn't get a good look at what
happened.  I'll take the Commissioner's word for it.
 
-- Erik
 
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