>       Referees Medo Martinello and Brian Ricci have been dropped from the
 WCHA.
>                                                              ...  Medo has
 been
>  a thorn in Gopher fans' sides for a long, long time ...
>      ...                He was thought to be the WORST ref in our league based
>  on pure incompetence and no guts. There are many people very glad to see him
>  banished from our league. The ULTIMATE INSULT to a bad ref lately has been
 the
>   cry of: "WE WANT MEDO!!")
 
Medo has long been a favorite target for Wisconsin fans too. I remember
one game (a long time ago) when he totally screwed things up (I don't
remember the details) and the fans began a long, loud chant of
 
	Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-doooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
 
The "Meee" is on a high pitch, the "do" (rhymes with dough) is a lower pitch.
 
I think he was probably let go because for the last couple of seasons,
in addition to his usually charm, Medo has been *slow* on the ice...
 
I don't remember anything about Ricci.
 
	--david
 
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university of wisconsin -- madison		computer sciences department