In a message dated 96-11-10 08:41:46 EST, [log in to unmask] (Edward Moller) writes: > Note that BU goalie Michel Larocque was assessed with a triple minor, and > that the man serving the penalties, Shane Johnson, was hit with a DQ at the > 20:00 mark. Can someone provide me with more details, and when was the last > time a goaltender (or anyone for that matter) was given a triple minor? > How was Johnson chosen to serve Larocque's penalties when he was serving > his own double minor at 17:34? Will Johnson's and Brendan Walsh's DQ's > carry > over to Friday against Northeastern? > Larocque's triple minor was the result of his taking exception to a Friar standing in the slot during a power-play. Since no BU defensemen made any move to clear the slot, Larocque took his stick to the Friar three times, hence the three penalties. Since I sit front row behind the net at Schneider, I had a good view of the incident. Had Taylor controlled the play properly, the play would have been whistled dead *before* any lumberjacking by Larocque since the Friar was standing in the crease at the time. Johnson and Walsh picked up their DQ's for some incidents that occured during the post-game handshake. Being at ice level, I couldn't see what actually happened through the crowd on the ice. Once the dust settled, Pooley walked over to one of the associate refs who waved him off and mouthed "I saw it." The AR skated over to Taylor and the DQ's were assessed. Yes, the game DQ will carry over to BU's next game. While I seldom criticize officials on this forum, I feel I must comment on Taylor's handling of the third period. Simply put, he miscalled or didn't call several infractions that lead to this game getting out of hand. The first was a boarding call against PC's Sheppard. This was a textbook case of hitting from behind where Sheppard basically skated half the width of the rink to nail a BU player from behind against the boards. He was assessed 2:00 instead of the mandatory 5:00 and game DQ. A similar incident involved PC's Gill where he, too, was assessed 2:00 for boarding instead of a hit from behind. (In reality, he never touched the BU player who fell before the check, but from Taylor's vantage point he couldn't see that.) Since he felt compelled to call the boarding, he really should have called a hit from behind. A third miscall (actually, a no call) involved a slash to the head of a BU player. I don't remember the Friar involved, but it occured in front of Taylor and did not appear unintentional. As a result of all this, the quality of play continually degraded throughout the third period. Both teams are lucky a more serious brawl didn't ensue at the conclusion of the game. -- Ron HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.