Re: Home and home UNH/UML
I was able to view the video of this little scrum and this is what I saw. Kamrass was on the ice when a UNH player came skating into the pack and used a left arm elbow/forearm right into the head of Pendenza. This is why Pendenza retailiated the way he did. I believe because of the focus of the players on the ice (Kamrass), the officials did not see the head shot by the UNH player but saw the retaliation by Pendenza. I am sure that any sanctions leveled against Pendenza will be met with a video being delivered to the league office with a request for even stronger sanctions against the UNH player that delivered the DELIBERATE blow to the head of Pendenza.
Basically, the scrum at the end was Henrion running Kamrass and Pendenza punching someone, possibly Henrion, along with a little brew-ha-ha from the rest of the members on the ice. It's a good thing that college hockey doesn't have a message-sending rule like the NHL because I think these two young gentlemen are very, very fortunate that they were not given DQ's, and for my $0.02, both of them should have. Do not quote me on this, but while the NCAA allows supplementary discipline, I don't know if Hockey East reviews all game misconduct penalties at 20:00 minutes of a third period. I don't expect anything to happen but the game misconduct does matter as three GM's during a season yields an automatic one-game suspension.
Hannibal Smith said it best; "I love it when a plan comes together"
I was able to view the video of this little scrum and this is what I saw. Kamrass was on the ice when a UNH player came skating into the pack and used a left arm elbow/forearm right into the head of Pendenza. This is why Pendenza retailiated the way he did. I believe because of the focus of the players on the ice (Kamrass), the officials did not see the head shot by the UNH player but saw the retaliation by Pendenza. I am sure that any sanctions leveled against Pendenza will be met with a video being delivered to the league office with a request for even stronger sanctions against the UNH player that delivered the DELIBERATE blow to the head of Pendenza.