By the time of the disallowed goal at 10:25, BU was already trailing, 2–0, on the scoreboard. The coaching staff and Terriers may have also felt that they were down, 1–0, in terms of the officiating. More than one observer at Schneider Arena felt at the time that the three-on-one that had led to the first Providence goal had been offside. However, one of those same doubters came away from watching the game tape afterward with a different outlook: the play had either been onside or, at worst, too close to call.
That said, doubts about the first PC score may have been fresh on Parker’s mind when referee Scott Hansen then waved off an apparent big BU comeback goal. Confusion reigns on this point, but the officially announced reason was that Hansen had already blown his whistle.
Parker argued the call vehemently and was eventually assessed a two-minute minor penalty for delay of game. At that point, he sent his team to the dressing room. (At Schneider Arena, that does not involve crossing the ice. The back of the bench exits directly to a hallway leading to the dressing rooms.)
As a result of this, Hansen put three minutes on the clock, which began counting down to zero. The Terriers returned with 15 seconds remaining. Had they not, the game would have been counted as a forfeit.
Whether Hansen had erred in previous calls is subject to debate, but at this point he made a clear-cut mistake which helped BU. Instead of tacking on a five-minute major to the already-assessed minor penalty for delay of game, he only added a second minor penalty.
Read more:
http://www.uscho.com/2000/02/23/the-parker-brouhaha/#ixzz18Cpd5LSR
. I thought Union - RPI discussions were heated, but it looks like we have a long way to go to match these guys! 