I understand and respect that point of view, and until not that long ago, I
felt that way myself.  But I don't think that way completely any more.
There are other aspects of inconsistency that  bother me more.
 
I think that the ref's job IS different early in the game and than late in
the game.   Early in the game, the ref has to make sure that there doesn't
start to be a buildup of minor complaints that build up and cause escalating
retaliation, and eventually lead to more serious stickwork and/or fighting.
So I don't have as much a problem with a ref calling the game looser in the
third period than the first, IF the game does not show signs of getting out
control.
 
I DO strongly agree, however, that if an act is truly dangerous, or if it
prevents a scoring opportunity, then it should be called whenever it is
committed
 
Clay
 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Fenwick [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, April 05, 1999 2:14 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: Noeth and reffing
>
> Tom's pet peeve is also mine, i.e. penalties in the first period (or in
> this
> case, the first two) are not called in the third, in part because the
> officials
> "don't want to decide the game".  Well, couldn't an UNCALLED penalty that
> sets
> up a scoring chance decide the game??
>
> Noeth is not the only official in college hockey that does this; in fact,
> I
> would wager that most of them do.  But despite the penalty calls and
> non-calls,
> I didn't think that he over-controlled the game.  Adam Wodon opines that
> Noeth
> is the best ref in the ECAC, and if Rob Hearn isn't doing games anymore
> (is he?
>  I don't know), then I would probably have to agree.  Think about it, ECAC
> fans
> -- who would you have rather seen doing this game?  Bill Doiron??  John
> Murphy,
> maybe?
>
> Which brings up a question I have.  Clearly, in an NCAA tournament game
> between
> teams from different leagues, you can't use officials from either league.
> For
> example, a CCHA ref or a Hockey East ref could not have done the UNH-MSU
> semi.
>  But for an all-Hockey-East championship game (or for that matter, the
> all-Hockey-East semi between Maine and BC), why didn't they have Hockey
> East
> officials, who would at the very least have been somewhat familiar with
> the
> styles of both teams?  As I recall, Frank Cole, who was largely a Hockey
> East
> ref at the time, did the '95 final between Maine and BU.
>
> --
> Disclaimer -- Unless otherwise noted, all opinions expressed above are
>               strictly those of:
>
> Bill Fenwick
> Cornell '86 and '95                                             DJF
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> 12/2/97
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> that
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