>On Mon, 8 Dec 1997, Edward N. Moller wrote:
>
>> Yesterday I witnessed two firsts.  Prior to the start of the BU-BC game,
>> the Eagles were penalized 2 minutes for violating hockey protocol.
>> Nobody I spoke with knew the exact reason why this happened, other than
>> to theorize that the BC players lined up for the anthem without their
>> helmets.
 
Due to my short attention span, I don't recall seeing the explanation for
the penalty. The following excerpt, from Gregg Wongs column in yesterdays
St. Paul Pioneer Press, sheds some light on the matter...
 
"Picky, picky: Under NCAA rules, the home team must skate onto the ice
before the visitor before the game and before each period. Boston College
learned that the hard way in Sunday's 5-1 loss to Boston University. The
visiting Terriers beat the tardy Eagles onto the ice before the game, so the
referee assessed a bench penalty, meaning BC began the game skating a man
short."
 
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