Responding to msg by [log in to unmask] (Mike Machnik) >Unfortunately, a very bad officiating job darkened what >was a strong comeback by the host team, as both of the >final two UNH goals were tainted. Officiating in >Hockey East is very good almost every night, IMO, and I > almost never complain about it...but this deserves >mention because it directly affected the outcome of >the game. I did not mention it in my game review since it did not effect the outcome of the BU-NU game, but since Mike brought up the officiating in Hockey East this year... The delay of game penalty given to Derek Herlofsky was the result of Rich Fowkes not doing a good job. The puck had been dumped into the BU zone by NU and a BU player (Thornton ?) and a NU player were both going for it as it went behind the BU net. The BU player was knocked into the backside of the net by the NU player which caused the net to be dislodged *forward*. BU gained control of the puck and play went into neutral center ice. Fowkes did not notice the net, but Derek did and he pushed it to get the officials attention, which he did. Fowkes immediately called Derek for delay of game, despite BU having control of the puck in the neutral center ice zone. There was no reason for Derek to dislodge the net, but Fowkes did not even bother to find out why Derek had moved the net. By the way, when the net was dislodged it was *very* noticable to everyone in that end of the arena *except* for the officials. In the third period the same net was again dislodged and again no official noticed. This time as play continued up ice Veisor put the net back himself, apparently afraid of getting a delay of game penalty himself. Again the officials failed to notice what was very obvious to many fans at that end of the arena. Go back to last Saturday's game tying BU goal on an *obvious* offsides play and it appears that Hockey East officials have *not* been very observant so far this season. My wife Betty, who is very biased and thinks Frank Cole is anti-BU and one of the worse referees in Hockey East, has been so upset with the officiating that she wants to *have* Cole referee a BU game! Unfortunately (maybe), Cole has been refereeing ECAC games so far this year. Sean Pickett - Go BU Terriers, 1994 Hockey East Champions! [log in to unmask]