On Sat, 4 Feb 1995, Eric Rickin wrote: > Michigan fans fginally got their gift: Shegos at ref. But, he seemed to > have a might quick whistle. Not only did he call off a goal (I didn't > even hear the whistle blow), but it seemed that all night he was blowing > the whistle before someone actually touched the puck for a penality, etc. > etc. He seemed to be anticipating the play. > > At one point, he was right in front of renfrew who made a good save on a > michigan shot. But, he didn't have control of the puck. Shegos blew the > whistle as soon as the puck his renfrew, but of course there was a > rebound. > > Do other CCHA refs do this? How baout college hockey refs? I know they > want a quick whistle to protect the goali=es, but in some cases (about > 3-5 times this year) it'sf been a bit too quick. > > > --- > Eric Rickin ([log in to unmask]) > University of Michigan Class of (December) 1995 > > finger -l [log in to unmask] for PGP Public Key > Homepage: http://www.umich.edu/~erickin > One thing to consider; this was Mark Shegos, the brother of the more emperienced Matt "5-on-3 because I'm short" Shegos. I indeed thought he had several quick whistles, which my be a sign of nerves because he hasn't done as many games as some of the other refs. Nevertheless, I thought he did a real good job, overall. James