Agreed. And no one has yet mentioned the added cost. But the big bugaboo 
is finding enough "qualified" officials.

Matt Bigley wrote:

>An extra official won't do anything but clog up the ice if they don't call
>the rules as they are written.  A couple of years ago there was an early
>season emphasis on calling the rules.  Everyone complained and they stopped
>and we got what we have now.  It used to be college hockey was much better
>than the NHL.  Now the NHL is a much better game than college hockey.  
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>The answer is simple, call the rules.  
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