>Did anyone happen to catch Cap Rader (Yuck! What an awful announcer and

That pair of announcers was awful.  I winced, listening to them.  Cap
has been (sort of) OK when I've heard him in past seasons, but this pair
stunk up WBA.

>soooo pro BU!) during the UNH / BU game on Sunday night say that they didn't
>have Goal Judges until sometime into the second period. What's up with that?
>Are Goal Judges just a suggestion of the NCAA and Hockey East?

The NCAA rules state there "should be" off-ice officials such as time-
keeper, official scorer and goal judges.  The rules also define the goal
judge job description and that it's the on-ice referee that makes the
final decision on any goal.  HEA and Maine, I believe, want people with
on-ice refereeing experience as goal judges, and that's always the case
at the Alfond (for the people I recognize).  Perhaps someone in the know
(we have plenty listening on this list!) could say something more
definitive (or more correct!).

>Aren't they kinda important?

Only when they light their lamp when the puck has NOT gone in the net!

I "goal judged" for youth hockey and high school games (many years ago)
for a few years.

In my experience, if the on-ice officials are in the same time zone,
the goal judge is irrelevant (but I'm sure that varies from referee to
referee).

Out of several dozens of games, I had substantial information (IMHO)
perhaps only a dozen times, and was allowed to pass it on to the referee
only twice.  That there isn't a standard way for the goal judge to
signal or pass information to a referee, should be a good hint for the
question.

Finally and perhaps most importantly, I've *never* seen a goal called
because the red light went on.  Never.  (And that's a good thing!) :-)

cheers, wayne

Wayne T. Smith
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P.S. Arny: Could you send me a note offline, please?