Very entertaining series, as were the games with River Falls. There seems to be parity in the league, which should make for an exciting year. River Falls' fans were out in full force, complete with their tailgating/party RV.
After watching four conference games, I am not impressed with the WIAC referees. The referees called no penalties against Point in the first game against Superior. Come on, Point without a penalty, seriously? They made up for it in the second game by calling six on Point compared to only two on Superior. In the River Falls series, the referees failed to capture a single second assist. In the first Superior game, they got the first assist wrong on one of Point's goals and the second assist wrong on another Point goal, however that one was subsequently changed. Is it too much to ask to get the scoring right?
In addition to so-so refs, I am disappointed that Point does not do a better job of recording accurate stats at their home games. They either don't record plus/minus at all (as in the first game), or they do it wrong ( as in the second game). Superior has 3 goals, yet no one from Superior receives a plus and no one from Point receives a minus. Point has 1 goal, and the five players on the ice receive a plus. Some of those Point players were also on the ice for one or more of Superior's goals, which should have negated their plus.
The sad part of it is that these box scores become the "official" stats and players are compared to each other in the conference using these erroneous stats. While I understand this is not Division I, it is still college hockey and I think the girls deserve to have their stats recorded accurately. We had better officiating and recording of stats in our high school games.
Okay, I think I am done now, On to Eau Claire after the holiday. Happy Thanksgiving!
