Rolf T. Kappe writes...
>Can anyone who was at Saturday's Michigan-Bowling Green game
>comment on Mike Knuble's high-sticking major and game DQ? The
>radio announcers said that they didn't see the infraction or
>any BGSU player injured as a result, but Knuble didn't
>seem to complain too much either.
 
I was at the game...I didn't see it.  I spoke with about 15 people
after the game...NOT ONE of them saw it.  Who knows?  Knuble
was NOT happy about it.
 
I assume that the high stick was on BGSU's Jason Clark, who
was in Knuble's face following the whistle.
 
What I *DID* see was Michigan captain Rick Willis completely
maul a BGSU player behind the play with the score 6-2 and about
7:00-8:00 remaining.  [I believe it was Matt Eldred, in which case
it would be justified because Eldred is a total hack. :-]  The
linesman made the penalty call...the first time I've seen that
this season [other than too many men].  Strange move by a
captain.  Sure, the game *looked* to be in hand, but BGSU
scored on the ensuing power play, cutting the lead to 6-3 and
gaining momentum.
 
Btw...as for the game, BG controlled the first ten minutes, UM
the next ten, BG the next twenty then UM the final twenty.  That's
it in a nutshell.
 
Final Q from the weekend: What is MSU going to do with #2
goalie Chad Alban...let him grow into his equipment?  They
list him at 5-9, but I don't think he could cast a shadow 5-9.
He looks like he's 12.  I mentioned to a friend at the UM-MSU
game that his nickname is "Short Dog"...to which he immediately
replied that it should be "Short Pup" until he reaches puberty. :-)
[Seriously, Alban's equipment...particularly his helmet/mask...
looks about two sizes too large.]
 
 
John Haeussler
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