Eric Rickin wrote:
>
>Also, a referee type question: There was a skirmish last night and the CC
>play got "a 5 minute major for roughing" and the Michigan player got "a 5
>minute major from checking from behind."  What the hell are these calls?
>I can see the latter one, but the 5 minute roughing major?  And, neither
>player was kicked out.  Am I missing something?
 
Well, most penalties can be either 2- or 5-minute penalties. 5 minutes
for roughing isn't a call I've seen very often, I would suspect that the
only difference between it and a fighting major is that roughing keeps
you in the game. Checking from behind is called relatively often as a
major.
 
See you later,
John
 
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