It isn't popular to side with the officials but that is a tough business. 
Hockey is too fast for one person to see everything, and two people seeing 
the same game from two different points on the ice (or in the arena) will 
not see nor necessarily make the same call. There have been lots of 
improvements - at least there is now considerable use of instant replay - 
and prospects of further improvements. In the meantime, until perfect 
officials appear, teams must take that problem into account and play such 
that the calls do not cause a loss. All I ask is that the official be in the 
proper place to make the call - not easy when travelling from behind one 
goal to behind the other and with most of the players having to travel less 
distance. 

 -glen- 

 


Ellen K Closs writes: 

> Speaking of poor officiating, I am curious to hear what anyone else 
> thought about the officiating of the Mich. St. vs. N. Mich. series this 
> past weekend.  I am wondering if I am the only one that feels this way.  I 
> will say that NMU played well on Sat. and on Sun. (including the OT).  As 
> an MSU fan, I am not saying that MSU should have won necessarily (ex. we 
> had a 5-3 power play that we did not score on but should have), but the 
> officiating certainly didn't help us.  Just curious to see what anyone 
> else who may have seen it thinks:)  
> 
> Ellen:)
> MSU '01 and '07  
>