since i was watching in french i didnt really know what the procedure
was supposed to be.. i was surprised when the same guys seemed to be
shooting..
i couldnt even tell how many rounds it was before it become a single
shot thing.
>> From College Hockey News:
> http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2007/01/04_penalty.php
>
> "The USA lost to Canada in the Semifinals of the World Junior
> Champioships
> in a shootout. Now ESPN is reporting that the refs didn't use the correct
> procedure in the shootout. Turns out that Canada should have gone first
> three times and then it was to be the USA's turn to shoot first. In
> the end,
> Canada went first on all seven shots and prevailed when the U.S.
> missed on
> the last shot.
>
> I actually think the shooting order mistake was a major error. With
> Canada
> shooting second there is far more pressure on the shooter had the U.S.
> scored. Plus Frazee could gamble more with a lead.
>
> HUGE mistake and inexcusable by the refs. Nonetheless it's something
> the U.S.
> coaches should have picked up on implies that the U.S. was ill
> prepared for
> the shootout."
>