Carol writes: >Melanie writes: >>Just wanted to let anyone who cares know that we are 'importing' referee Buzz >>Christiansen for this weekend series. There has been concern in the past of >>'home' state referees, and AD Ron Petro wants there to be less games by local >>referees. He is hoping to have guest refs in all but about two or three series > >I have a few things to say about this. > >1. Maybe you could keep Buzz for the rest of the season up there?? please? >2. Your AD is going to regret 'importing' this ref, he's the WORST in our > league. >3. I would take a 'home-town' ref OVER Buzz ANY DAY OF THE WEEK!!!! I have to wonder why things like this keep happening. As I recall, last year Mike Machnik posted something to the list about how some Hockey East higher- ups were trying to convince ECAC linchpin Pierre Belanger to become a referee in HE (sadly, they failed). Don't these people realize that if a referee is well-known, it's often NOT because his officiating is particularly sterling?? Let's set up an exchange program. Maybe Alaska could export these "home- town" refs in exchange for Buzz, Pierre, Medo, and the list goes on... -- Bill Fenwick Cornell '86 and probably '94 LET'S GO RED!! "No man is an island -- but Sherman Douglas comes close." -- Unnamed Miami Heat official, on the Heat's overweight point guard, who is holding out