LSSU has had a bad experience with Frank Cole. During the '90-91 best of 3 playoffs Frank played large role. Perhaps the penalties the Lakers got were deserved but the calls did not go both ways. It was almost like Clarkson preferential treatment. Things could have gotten ugly and Frank did not leave Sault Ste. Marie until the wee hours of the morning. Speaking of preferential treatment, while at the CCHA playoffs I overheard a Bowling Green fan state the calls should go their way because LSSU was already in the NC$$ tourney. I think the Eastern teams play a different style of hockey than do the western teams. I believe even Jack Parker and Shawn Walsh has said this. The Western teams, for the most part, play a more physical style than the eastern teams. The Eastern officials seeing Eastern teams more, call an "Eastern" style game. I would think the reverse is also true. Perhaps Mr. Cole should do some western games in the regular season. Bill Crawford did state that the Lakers were more afraid of having an Eastern ref than having to play the two games. There is no "one" style of play that is the best and that is what makes hockey great. Officials are to be unbiased but I wonder how that can happen if all they see is one style. Do referees do games in both conferences of the NHL? How would you know if you liked broccoli or not if your mother didn't make you eat it:) Granted the rules and the equipment are the same but the game is played differently. I would like to think that the above is the reason for the apparent coincidence between Frank and "bad officiating" and not a genuine dislike for a team. I have been lurking on this group long enough to know that the the members here are quite knowledgeable about hockey and appreciate their views on the game. Were there any Laker fans at the game that could give their views? Hockey is life, Everything else are just details Larry Gilbert LSSU '94 HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.