On Mar. 27, 1995 Mike Machnik wrote(excerpt):
I just wanted to offer the opposite point of view that many of us in
HE, at least, don't think the two-referee system is that bad. For the
most part, it has worked well. There are sometimes problems with
inconsistencies between the referees and the system is not perfect,
but I think it may be better than what we had before. I still don't
know exactly what the problems were that led the CCHA to revert to
1-2, except that I got the impression there were not enough officials
in the league who were good enough to be referees.
This is absolutely not true. Most of the officials in the CCHA have extensive
experience at the Junior A, international, and minor professional level. The
reason for the switch was the inconsistency between the two referees on the ice
calling different games.
On Mar. 27, 1995, Kenneth Michael Baker wrote(excerpt):
I would like to go back to 2 referees and 1 linesman in the CCHA. I
do not see the purpose of the CCHA trying to be different from anyone
else. Sorry, John.
See comment above, the CCHA is not "trying to be different", they are trying to
improve the quality of their officiating(and they are succeeding, in my
opinion).
On Mar. 27, 1995, Jason W. Roy wrote(excerpt):
I like the one ref system as well. I caught 10 WCHA games this year and
I'll be honest - The officiating wasn't very good. I think the 2 ref
system should not be in place because: When you have 2 refs- you
get 2 different perspectives of the game and 2 different opinions of a
penalty. The 1 ref system allows the ref to let players control the
outcome of the game. He will call penalties the way the game is going-
trying to even them out (if possible). The 2 ref system puts the outcome
of the game back in the refs hands. You have 2 refs calling 2 different
games- and the result is a lot of penalties and a boring game or a bunch
of penalties for one team and hardly any for the other.
I agree completely(well, completely except for the "even them out" part).
On Mar. 27, 1995, Jason W. Roy also wrote(excerpt):
The only good thing I see- in the 2 ref system is the fact that obvious
penalties aren't missed.
The CCHA has added a new twist to the traditional 1 referee system by
allowing the linesmen to call penalties(and stop play just like the referee)
that occur behind the play unobserved by the referee. The cheap stuff
behind the play is eliminated because the linesmen can call those penalties
(this also serves as a deterrent).
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