UW vs. SCSU - NO GOAL?!

WCHA officiating at it's best. 3/1/08

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[wolfcb32003]

According to very reliable source with friends in the athletic department, SCSU has gotten 9 apology letters from the WCHA about screw ups, probably will be 10 after this friday's UND game.

Sad that one of the best amateur leagues in the world has such shitty officiating

[KatieBoomBox]

SCSU has gotten screwed earlier vs Denver. The next day refs sent a letter to SCSU saying sorry its a wrong call. Now Badgers getting screwed. I am a SCSU fan and I am saying this is a joke. The refs suck. It should of been tied.

[mdiswatchin]

I have to give credit to the Wisconsin coach. Although the referee clearly screwed up, as he was in poor position, the coach was incredibly respectful.Good job by the coach.

[L8Apexz]

Nice, that's only the third time this year.

Denver

Anchorage

Now SCloud.

[wolfcb32003]

It would have changed the game, you're right, SCSU would not have gone into the defensive shell they did in order to protect the lead. My point is simple, there was still time left, plenty of it, for UW to come and score. They didn't. No one can say for sure how the game would have turned out so no one can say for sure it cost UW points.

As I said before, SCSU was screwed against Denver earlier this year, no one has said that cost us points because we still had time. Same thing applies here

[wolfcb32003]

Judging from where he was on the ice, he couldn't see the puck because Stephenson was in his way. He was out of position, no one is denying that.

[jgonia]

This call would've been a LOT easier to make had the referee been in the position he was SUPPOSED to be in when the puck is down low like that (on the goal line). Instead, he was out near the side/top of the circle on the left as you are watching the video (out of the camera shot). I was at the game and nobody around us could figure out exactly why the whistle was blown.

[wiscbadgr22]

Its fine when the mistake is justifyable, like if the puck was laying right next to weslosky, but the puck was four feet from him. its mistakes like this that the officials get ripped on. everybody in the building could see the puck laying there except Shepherd, what the hell was he looking at

[wiscbadgr22]

This call did cost wisconsin points because it would have tied the game, not to mention it would have changed the momentum of the game, the same way it changed in the second period when SCSU tied the game, then took the lead 30 seconds later. This blown call took any momentum UW did have and gave it right back to SCSU.

[wolfcb32003]

I mean is it really going to get to the point that an official can't ever make a mistake because it will be posted on youtube and everyone will rip them for "costing their team points?"

Where does it end? When did we start expecting human beings to be perfect based on the profession they are in?