On Sun, 26 Mar 2000, Mark Lewin wrote:
 
>
> One point to note: Maine Captain Cory Larose was called for butt-ending with under 5 minutes left in the Michigan game.
> It was announced as a 5 minute major and a game DQ which means
> that Larose will have to sit out the semi-final game. Needless to say, Shawn Walsh (who I could hear clearly from the opposite
> side of the arena all night) was rather vociferous in his comments to the referee all night. I have no no comment on the butt-ending call as it happened in a blind spot for me. But, considering that the recipient of the call got up and skated off
> under his own power (looking a little shaken up, but certainly not injured), I suspect that Walsh may have a point. I can see the major and a game misconduct, but a game DQ going into the semi-finals seems a bit harsh.
>
Thanks for the great game reports.  One minor point- a major penalty will
dictate a DQ for the next game under these circumstances, unless things
have changed since I was a regular in the BU stands.
 
Arthur Berman [log in to unmask]
North Vancouver, BC
 
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