Re: RPI 2010-2011 IV: We Still Have Allen York. Sorry, Everyone!
I totally agree with everything you said. We certainly had every opportunity to win both games. The referees were not the cause of our losses.
That said, the referees were awful. And the linesmen may be the worst of all the officials. Dropping the puck and calling off sides is not the toughest job in the world. And the new icing rule is going to get someone killed the way the linesmen call it. They blow the whistle too late in most instances giving the players little time to pull up. And if it is close, they don't blow the whistle at all, allowing for extreme collisions. They need to get that right before someone gets seriously injured. I didn't like the rule when it was put in, and I like it even less now that I have seen how it is being called.
Originally posted by Wicked Slappaahs
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That said, the referees were awful. And the linesmen may be the worst of all the officials. Dropping the puck and calling off sides is not the toughest job in the world. And the new icing rule is going to get someone killed the way the linesmen call it. They blow the whistle too late in most instances giving the players little time to pull up. And if it is close, they don't blow the whistle at all, allowing for extreme collisions. They need to get that right before someone gets seriously injured. I didn't like the rule when it was put in, and I like it even less now that I have seen how it is being called.
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