>Oh, I don't know about that... there was that mini-controversy at the end
>of the second period, when Cornell's Mark McRae fired a shot into the Maine
>net as the horn sounded.  Had the goal counted, the Big Red would have had
>a 2-1 lead, but the officials waved it off (probably hotly disputed by
>Cornell, as the Big Red wound up with a bench minor to start the third) and
>the game remained tied.

 From our perspective in the stands, we were a little miffed, but the
general consensus was that McRae took the shot before the buzzer, but the
puck didn't cross the line until the moment the buzzer sounded or perhaps
just a tiny bit after, hence no goal.  I can certainly understand Schafer
arguing otherwise, and I was very disappointed that such a close call would
be cause for the sort of arguing that results in a bench minor.  I would've
expected the officials to be a bit more understanding.

Anyway, Ian Burt saved that game from being a total, humiliating blowout
with his 0.939 performance.  Maine pretty much dominated.

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