>Officiating, well I heard from a bunch of fans (and judging >from the "boos" that I could hear way down in our office) that it was >less than high standard, but I didn't see enough of the game to judge >for myself. I did notice that Shepard seemed to swallow his whistle >until near the end of the 3rd. And, on the subject of officials, in >Friday's Michigan-WI game 2 players were ejected, I don't recall who >from Michigan, but it was one of those great Strobel twins from >Wisconsin, who continued the fight on the way to the locker room. He >threw his stick at the Michigan player, and had to be held back by a >cop. Nice attitude. I will say that the Michigan player did not try >to retaliate in any way. I was down at the north well ramp at the >time, and Shepard was standing right next to me and said "those >c**k-sucking Strobels" (please, no Wisconsin hate-flames to me, >the words came directly from Shepards mouth). > >Anyway, a great weekend overall for the Gophers, and hopefully the >injuries will heal soon! > >Katie >Go Gophers! 9 - 2 - 1 The officiating wasn't really all that bad. There were a few blown, but that is to be expected. The only call I had a question about was the cross-checking on Crowley that led to Michigan's third goal. I didn't see a cross check, but I need to see the replay to confirm this. Shep does have a tendancy to not call anything in the third, but there wasn't all that much to be called. It was nice to see a fast game like that. As for Wisconsin. Ugh. The team that was playing this weekend was not the Wisconsin that I expected. They looked a whole bunch sluggish out there. And it seemed as though they were getting frustrated with either the fact that they couldn't skate or that Mich/Mich St. could and were hacking it up a bit. Go Gophs!