My cousin's son left the game in the middle of the third period in  total
disgust at the officiating of this   what   could have been a great college
hockey game. The level of play was so far above the level  of the
officiating that it seemed that leaving might  not be a bad idea, but the
best  part of the game was yet to  come.
-----Original Message-----
From: Danish, Christian <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Monday, December 15, 1997 4:07 PM
Subject: Re: UNH 4 BU 4, 12/12/97 (game recap)
 
 
>> > At 13:06 another UNH "goal" was disallowed as Larocque attempted to
>> cover up a
>> > rebound.  From my vantage point, 4 rows from the ice in the UNH
>> zone, the
>> > puck was not frozen and, after several swipes, UNH did put it in the
>> net.
>> > However, Gravallese was again too quick with the whistle, a decision
>> that
>> > proved costly 15 seconds later.  After Dan Ronan had been whistled
>> off for
>> > interference as a result of this scrum, UNH turned the puck over at
>> center
>> > ice and BU's Carl Corazzini scored on a slap shot that eluded
>> Matile.  So,
>> > instead of being tied, UNH found themselves down by two as the
>> period
>> > ended.
>>
>> The whistle blew because of a delayed penalty call.  The delayed
>> penalty
>> on Ronan was signaled prior to the scrum.  As soon as the BU
>> goaltender
>> made contact with the puck, the whistle was blown.  He did not have to
>> freeze it, just "control" it.  Gravallese made the right call.
>>
>        [Danish, Christian]  I would like to see what the official rule
>is on this.  I know that Gravallese blew the whistle because of the
>delayed call but I am almost positive that I have seen before that a
>goalie save was not considered control unless he covered the puck.  I
>might be wrong and would be curious to see the official NCAA wording.
>The bigger missed call to me was the Slyvia play were he ran the goalie
>and set up Vuori for a goal.  I do not believe that the UNH player
>pushed him into Matile.
>
>        [Danish, Christian]   On the overall game I would say that it
>bothers me the when the referee and linesmen are a noticeable part of
>the game.  In this game they were a major part of the action because of
>their wrong calls, missed calls, and blunders (calling icing on a power
>play).  I'm not just concerned about UNH getting the shaft,  I saw a
>number of BU non-penalties that were called and penalties on UNH that
>were not called.  I like to think back on a game about the great plays
>and players on both sides, but to me this game stinks of Mr.
>Inconsistent (Gravallese) and his crew.  The optimal game to me is where
>you can enjoy a game and not notice that there is a ref on the ice.
>
>        Christian
>
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