Well, just to jump in here with my pet peeve: If an action is a penalty in the first minute of the game, then By God its still a penalty in the last minute. The rules do NOT change with the periods. I can live with an active referee or a passive one. Philosophically I like the former better, but the latter typically makes for a more exciting game. But what I cannot abide is the ref that calls everything in the first half of the game, then swallows his whistle at the end. And that, my friends, is a valid description of Noeth. I was not impressed. Tom Rowe [log in to unmask] ==================================== Home of Division 3 National Champion Pointers 89, 90, 91 & 93 and National Runners Up 92 & 98 ==================================== HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.