John
I was behind that play also, maybe not as close to the crease as you were
but still very able to see the play. As I recall the puck was on the way
out of the zone, Marty was digging to get back into the play and Braun
moved to his right to interfere with Marty. Now Braun may have been in his
crease(or just outside as I saw it) but he still delibertly moved to
interfere with Marty. Marty didn't have the puck, Marty was nowhere near
the puck. NU scored.
I could be wrong but thats how I saw from Section U.

Now on to homerism. Whats the sense in playing games at Alfond if we fans
don't exhibit homerism. Why not play them on neutral ice with no crowd and
let the best team win.Granted everytime a Maine player  goes down  a
penalty shouldn't be called but why not remind the ref where the game is
being played. Alot of the Maine crowd never played hockey(including me) so
we might be at a disadvantage in knowing the rules. I think guys(girls)
that have played understand the rules better and the litte nuances as
opposed to those of us who haven't. Again jmho and I would never be
offended in a civil discussion, thats what this list is all about.

 I hope Maine remembers Sacred Heart Tomorrow night when they play Brown,
Go Blue.



At 07:47 PM 11/19/01 EST, you wrote:
>In a message dated 11/18/01 8:07:42 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>[log in to unmask] writes:
>
>
>The missed call on Braun when he dumped
>Kariya helped NU score .jmho
>
>
>
>Pullleeeze - This kind of homer-ism is what irritates me whenever a Maine
>player falls down or is checked hard and the crowd leaps to it's collective
>feet and yells at how Maine is getting hosed by Fitzy, Gravellese, etc.....
>
>I witnessed this play as clear as can be since I was right behind that
>goal....
>  Braun, too, was at the post, where he has every right to be. Marty got
>the worst of it since I am guessing he gives up at least 40 pounds sans
>goalie pads to Braun. This was not your Garth Snow type of interference
>plays, either.
>
>While I will agree that the officiating has been somewhat inconsistant this
>year (don't forget that it's early in the season for them too) - I think it
>has been good on balance...how many whacks and holds do you think Metcalf
>and company get away with in the course of a game???
>
>I'll get off my soapbox. If I have offended anyone, I apologize.
>
>Go Maine!!!
>
>Regards,
>
>John