On Sat, 23 Nov 1996, Rob Zielinski wrote:
 
> You know what?  Nothing in the (hockey) world will please me more than
> seeing the group of thugs that calls themselves a hockey team at NMU
> leaving the WCHA.  The so called referees did absolutely nothing to help
> either.  Mike Crowley, who deservedly attracts a lot of physical attention,
> was on the losing end of a very hard check from behind about 1.5 feet from
> the boards.  No penalty call.  Why?  The chicken *** (pardon my french)
> ref's wouldn't call anything with <1:00 left.  Haven't they learned that
> getting hit from behind like that ends careers and possibly lives?  This
> was after Wyatt Smith received a seperated shoulder from a check from
> behind (that did get called) earlier in the game. Northern plays a stupid
> kind of hockey, a lot of stickwork and a lot of cheapshots.  Enjoy them
> CCHA, I know I won't miss seeing them.
>
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I see I am not alone in my animosity towards NMU.  I am also glad they
are "returning home" to the CCHA.
 
Rob's absolutely correct regarding the un-called check from behind.  I
feel the league should review the play and penalize the NMU player
accordingly.  How all three ref's could miss a call like this is baffling!
 
My hats off to Dieter Kochan.  I felt he played an excellent game in
NMU's 2 - 1 victory Saturday night.  Minnesota had their chances to win
the game but couldn't solve Kochan.
 
I don't suppose other WCHA teams are crying in their beer over NMU's
departure.  Their home barn has got to be one of the worst in the league
and as Rob indicated in his post, it's hard to find anything good to say
about their style of play.
 
Na,na,na,na,
na,na,na,na,
hey,hey,hey
goodbye.
 
Zac "ren" Halter
the unofficial NMU antifan :(
 
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