Okay, I can't resist going off-topic:

What's the difference between a saxophone and a chain saw?

A chain saw has vibrato.

Believe me, there's more where that comes from...apparently sax players
and trumpeters have nothing better to do with their time than make up
insults about each other.

Mike Abegg

Rowe, Thomas said:
> Whistles and noisemakers are a different issue than bands, IMO.  As long
> as a band instrument doesn't sound like a whistle.........
>
> TR
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: - Hockey-L - The College Hockey Discussion List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mike Patten
> Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 11:02 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: St. Lawrence at Harvard
>
> Its not so much the distraction is it? Isn't it more that it causes
> issues to hearing the whistles  on the ice and the confusion that
> noisemakers cause with the game.
>
>>You know, I wonder about this rule.  Is a band playing while the puck
>>is in play any more of a distraction to the visiting team than the home
>
>>team?  Is it more of a distraction than cheerleaders getting the crowd
>>up in some chant?  In other words, I question whether a pep band is
>>that big of a deal while the puck is sliding around.  Of course, if
>>both teams had a pep band there and both were playing at the same time
>>during play, it could become quite a cacaphony, but so what?
>>
>>Just an idle opinion.
>>
>>Tom Rowe
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: - Hockey-L - The College Hockey Discussion List
>>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Arik Marks
>>Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 10:10 AM
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Re: St. Lawrence at Harvard
>>
>>In the end it comes down to home teams using the rules to their
>>advantage.
>>Or going beyind the rules if the band kept playing.  That simple I
>>think.
>>
>>I don't think Harvard did anything any other home team would have done
>>on a playoff weekend...
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>On 3/13/06, Sara M. Fagan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> >
>> > I was going to let this drop but guess I won't.
>> >
>> > I did take note of a sign that Harvard had posted on the door.  It
>> > quoted a Section (but not the one that Bob mentioned earlier) and
>> > stated that such things could not be used "during the course of the
>> > game".  (Sorry I don't remember the whole thing. )  It was not
>> > exactly
>>what Bob or Scott quoted.
>> >
>> > I am sorry if someone thinks this is a band thread.  That was never
>> > my
>>
>> > intention.  To be honest, I don't like the pep bands.  I find them
>> > way
>>
>> > too loud.  I know that people will think this is sour grapes but I
>> > noticed, as did someone else, that the Harvard band was not doing a
>> > very good job of stopping when the puck was dropped.  Last night I
>> > heard more than once someone in the band clanking on a, could it
>> > have been a cowbell?, with a drum stick to make a beat for cheering.
>
>> > I guess it bothers me that I could not use my small cowbell at all
>> > but
>>their band could use theirs at any time.
>> >
>> > Sorry for the rant and the thread.
>> >
>> > It is my hope that only Hockey-lers will make it to the bottom of
>> > this
>>
>> > post.  I will be selling my Frozen Four tickets and would like them
>> > to
>>
>> > go to someone in Hockey-L.  If you are interested please contact me
>> > OFF LIST.  Thanks.
>> >
>> > Sara
>> > SLU '77
>> > Let's go SAINTS!!!
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > -------------- Original message ----------------------
>> > From: "Biggar, Scott S" <[log in to unmask]>
>> > > Sara, et. al,
>> > >
>> > > The rule prohibiting artificial noisemakers whether used or not is
>
>> > > in the NCAA General Championship Information packet.  The items in
>
>> > > this packet are strictly enforced at all NCAA run events (ie the
>> > > regionals and FF).  Many leagues also use these rules as the base
>> > > point for their individual playoffs.  Most leagues do not enforce
>> > > them during the regular season games, only during playoffs in
>> > > order to make the various host rinks more "neutral".
>> > >
>> > > The rule is:
>> > > "Artifical Noisemakers:  Artificial noisemakers, air horns and
>> > > electronic amplifiers shall not be permitted, and such instruments
>
>> > > shall be removed from the playing and spectator areas.  Bands, or
>> > > any component thereof, shall not play while the game is in
> progress.
>>
>> > > The tournament manager shall be responsible for enforcing these
>>provisions."
>> > >
>> > > Scott
>> >
>