In a message dated 10/12/98 5:15:53 PM, [log in to unmask] writes:
 
<<The issue is, the WCHA is still part of the NCAA, and these rules are voted
 
on plenty in advance.  The rulebook is clear on what procedures are supposed
 
to be for any kind of tournament, post-season or in-season, and it wasn't
 
followed. Period.  Why is this so hard to understand?
 
>>
 
It is easy to understand that there are rules you HAVE to follow..and there
are rules that are implied under the roof of each league by the NCAA. I
understand that completely. The NCAA does not treat tournaments in any
different way than regular season games...and regular season games end after
5:00 in OT. That's why league DO and SHOULD do it the way they did at the
Icebreaker. They can do it the other way if they want with 20:00 periods...but
God help them if a puck goes in right exactly at the 15:00 mark and there is
some confusion as to whether it was in on time or not. The green light doesn't
go on at the 15:00 mark.
 
Randy May
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