"John E. Kupiszewski" writes:
 
>         Finally I have one question about the two official system that the
> WCHA is using.  I know that they have the  two officials to call penalties
> and such but why were  Shepherd and Schmitt always on the same side of the
> ice and practially in the Linesman's way at the blue line last weekend.  I
> thought that when this rule started that the second offical would assume
> the position of the second linesman on the other side of the blue line
> and also call penalties.
 
Yeah, I'm a little puzzled too.  That was what happened to mess up that HUGELY
blown off-side call in the Minnesota-Michigan game.  (1:20 to go, Michigan
goalie pulled, Wolverine player in as far as the faceoff circle when the puck
was brought across the line.  No official on the right side of the red-line.)  I
have to think that call would not have been blown with the old 1 ref, 2 linesman
system.  Interesting that that was Shep, too. (I think it might even have been
Shep and Schmitt.  Maybe those two just have their wires crossed.)
 
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