Bob Stagat in an earlier post--
 
Question for you CCHAers: does Shevos, the ref, always refuse to blow the
puck dead when someone's trying to freeze it in along the boards? He was
really kind of obnoxious about it throughout this game. A bunch of guys would
be fighting for the puck, and all I could hear, even from across the rink,
was Shevos yelling, "MOVE IT! MOVE IT! MOVE IT! NO WHISTLE! YOU'RE NOT
GETTIN' A WHISTLE! NO WHISTLE! MOVE IT!" And the scrapping would drag on and
on and several times it continued until Shevos stopped play by calling a
penalty! I assume he thinks that people shouldn't freeze the puck because it
interrupts the game and wastes time, but calling a penalty does that in
spades. And there were at least two penalties that would never have happened
if Shevos hadn't been playing his mind game.
 
According to the 1995-96 NCAA Ice Hockey Rules Book Rule 6-35-c "...There will
not be a whistle for any reason for a stalled puck along the boards unless a
player unintentionally falls on the puck.  However, the referee may stop play
along the boards if allowing play to continue leads to unnecessary contact
surrounding the puck.
 
For your information, Matt Shegos is one of the top three referees in the
country having done national championship games (NMU vs. BU in St. Paul, to
name one).
 
If fans are interested in obtaining an NCAA Hockey Rules Book, they are
available for $3 each by sending a check to NCAA Publishing, 6201 College
Boulevard, Overland Park, Kansas   66211-2422.
 
Jeff Weiss, CCHA Assistant Commissioner
 
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