CathyH wrote, in part.. >At least some of the credit should go to referree Bennadetto ... I think he called his usual game and with just a couple of exceptions it was a good one. (I'd rather he call the interference and hitting from behind more). I was quite amused once when Maine had a semi-breakaway and the puck carrier got hauled down by a stick just under the chin. The crowd (me too) and players were calling for a penalty shot, but Bennedetto either missed it or called no blood, no foul. Since almost 2/3 of the penalties were called against UMass, maybe the ref was "afraid" to call any more? On the other hand, lots of stuff by our guys was also ignored. I recall one time Walsh (the skater, not the boards-balancer) inadvertantly clunked a UMass player on the helmet with his stick ... play continued! :-) cheers, wayne Wayne T. Smith [log in to unmask] Old Town Landing Co-owner of the College Hockey lists - Hockey-L and Hockey3