Just so you know, Jesse Martin was checked by Malone, not Frattin and Jesse Martin called it a clean hit. I suppose we could go the way of women's hockey and outlaw checking but then who's going to watch it?

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From: - Hockey-L - The College Hockey Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of J. Michael Neal


What bothered me a lot more happened tonight during the North 
Dakota/Denver game, though off the ice.  It disturbs me that the 
announcers managed to have an extended discussion about Matt Frattin's 
character without once mentioning the name Kevin Wehrs.  They also 
talked about what an inspiration Jesse Martin has been to Denver since 
suffering multiple fractures in his neck in October without ever even 
hinting at how those fractures happened.  As some folks know, I've 
switched my primary rooting interest to the Minnesota women's team, and 
followed women's hockey much more intently this year than I did the 
men's.  There were a lot of factors that led to this, most of them 
involving off-ice aspects of the game.  However, the WCHA's complete 
refusal to step in and do anything to rein in North Dakota before they 
seriously hurt someone was a part of the decision process.  The Sioux 
are out of control, and before any of there fans accuse me of Gopher 
bias, it isn't just us.  Your team has sufficiently disgusted a number 
of Minnesota-Duluth fans that I know that they actually celebrate when 
the Gophers beat you.  That takes a lot of doing, but you have 
accomplished it.

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