Well rumor mongered.

The *supposed* incident is referenced as the ECACHL final per every post on
the USCHO board, not from February.  I'm not saying board talk is
necessarily accurate (chuckle) but there was never any reference to any
earlier hereon USCHO or even the Cornell boards themselves.

Don't let the facts get in the way of slamming someone.  I don't know the
facts, nor does it seem there is any good concensus even amongst the board
posters of the world.

Feel free to dislike who you may.  Interesting that your initial post stated
that you couldn't recall the supposed game, and then this mostrecent post
made it clear it was teh 2/18 game. But if you are going to character
assasinate, at least use some accurately substantiated or witnessed facts to
do so.  There are many many possibilities involved here assuming the
altercation even occurred.  Who went after who?  It's entirely possible a
ref went after a coach as well.  Refs can lose their tempers as well.

When the people involved speak on it, as I am sure they eventually will,
weigh in then.  Until then, how about some civility?



On 3/27/06, Matt Bigley <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> You are correct.  It wasn't mid game of the ECAC final.  If I recall
> correctly, it was the 2/18 game and after the game the cornell coach was
> going nuts over a penalty call by an AR.  The supervisor got into it after
> the coach was verbally abusing the ar in the tunnel.  The supe was told by
> the commish that if they didn't end the argument, the police would escort
> him (the supervisor) out of the building. This was classless by the coach
> (not the first time for him) and classless by the commish.  The coach
> should
> have been fined and suspended. (again)
>
>
>
>
>
> Here is the text of the CHN news alert dated 3/24
>
> *CHN Staff Report*
>
> ALBANY, N.Y. - ECAC Supervisor of Officials Butch Bellemore, and Brewster
> Earle, the league's Director of Officiating Development, have informed the
> league they will resign their positions.
>
> ECAC commissioner Steve Hagwell declined to comment on the situation.
>
> Contrary to Internet rumors, sources told CHN that Bellemore was not
> involved in a mid-game shouting incident with Cornell coach Mike Schafer
> during Saturday's ECAC final.
>
>
> Take it for what it's worth
>
>
> On 3/27/06, Matt Bigley <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > I am not sure what game it was, but there was an incident with the
> cornell
> > head coach that predicated this.  As I understand it, there was an
> > altercation between the Cornell Head Coach and the Supervisor of
> Officials
> > and the Commish took the side of the head coach much to the chagrin of
> the
> > Supervisor of Officials so he resigned as of the end of his contract.
> >
> >
> >
>