On Sun, 15 Mar 1998 12:19:41 -0700 Greenie wrote:
 
> In the light of reading about the Cornell-RPI game, I'm curious as to the
> reactions of the coaches of both teams. Thank god we don't have a Bobby
> Knight in college hockey... or do we?
>
> So who in hockeyland has the best "Coach vs Officials" quotes?
>
> Personally, my all-time fave in any sport, on any level comes from Jack
> Parker, commenting on the officiating after a regular season BU loss
> sometime during the 1898-1991 seasons:
>
> Reporter: "Jack, what do you think about the officiating tonight?"
>
> Parker: "Well, the league forbids me to say anything about the quality of
> officiating. No matter how bad it is, no matter what poor level of
> officiating is seen on the ice, I can't say anything about it."
 
My personal favorite comes from Gordie Howe, who during warmups skated up to
a certain official (whose name escapes me) and said, "You're the second best
ref in the league.  Everyone else is tied for first."
 
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