>From [log in to unmask] Sun Feb 06 20:17:26 1994
 
>Bri Farenell <[log in to unmask]> writes
>>Allegedly, there was an RPI player in the crease
>>who bowled over Clarkson goalie Jason Currie. Very shortly thereafter,
>>an RPI player tipped the puck into the empty part of the net. There
>>was no penalty called nor was the goal even waved off.
 
>The RPI player was in the crease because he was dumped there by a Clarkson
>defender attempting to thwart a partial breakaway.  Currie was on his back
>inside the goal.  He was not injured but he was powerless to stop the goal.
>Clarkson coach Morris' assertion (as reported in Sunday's Troy Record)  that
>the RPI player left his feet to hit Currie is simply not true.  My seat was
>on the goal line and I saw it well.
 
>Charlie Masenas
 
 
I will admit to being seated at the opposite end of the ice. Therefore,
I can't tell you how Currie went down.  What I can tell you is that it
was obvious he was down just before the goal was scored.  If the
referees were that close to the play, why didn't they whistle the
play dead when Currie went down?  He was injured and was attended to
by the trainer for quite a while (not sure how long, but the PA
announcer had time to report all the out-of-town scores and do
a couple of ads for upcoming events.  Which brings me to my
next question:  when a goalie is injured on a play and elects to
remain in the game, isn't he usually allowed to take a few practice
shots to make sure he's okay?  I remember seeing this happen in the
past--teammates would shoot 8 to 10 pucks at the goalie to make sure
everything was okay.
 
One final question, since I haven't seen this mentioned yet: with
2:11 remaining in the first, the refs called the first period on
account of bad ice conditions.  Does anyone know what was wrong
with the ice?  Also, has anyone seen this happen before?
 
Disclaimer:  While this may be coming from an RPI account, I am
a Clarkson fan at heart.
 
Beth Weise
Clarkson '88
RPI '90 & '94
 
...and I now return you to the regularly scheduled dissertation.