Not to condone any blows to the head, nor to condone the action of
     Commodore, who tends to "rough it up" a bit too often...but the likely
     reason that it was only called 2 minutes (other than he may not have
     seen it happen) is that the entire game was extremely chippy, and not
     focused on hockey at all!
 
     This game was over half-way through the first period, when UND went
     up 4-0.  The period ended up 7-0...and the game 11-1.  Faced with that
     deficit, Tech's tactics changed, and all they tried to do was see who
     they could rough up next!  Referees let alot of stuff go...to mercifly
     try to keep the clock running.  As it was, several players were
     ejected from that game.
 
     So, not that I approve of the action, or any of the "extra curricular"
     activities, but there was much more to this than "blind referees."
     Did anyone notice the punch or elbow that Cabana threw first to
     instagate the retaliation?
 
     MikeW
 
 
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Subject: Re: Five Minute Majors
Author:  [log in to unmask] at EXTERNAL
Date:    02/03/2000 19:46
 
 
> Would you consider a crosscheck to the head worthy of a 5 minute major
>call?
=====Reply=====
I down-loaded the video of the cross-check from the website, and it sure
looked like an "intent to injure" hit, even though the player carrying the
puck seemed to have his head down. It is, however, the ref's discretionary
call and should have depended on what he saw at the time of the hit, not on
the outcome (player on ice for 10 minutes, or whatever).
--jeff partnow
 
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