Re: Nescac 2011-2012
I can't tell you if these calls were iffy or appropriate, but allow me to address the Panther fever that you suggest has afflicted the refs. If you look at the box scores of recent meaningful games at Kenyon you will see that Midd received more penalty minutes than their season long averages on multiple occasions. Just last year Amherst was down to Midd 4-1 in the NESCAC championship and almost got all the way back thanks to playing most of the last five minutes of the game on the power play. Four years ago the zebras handed Colby a 5-3 PP against Midd, at Kenyon, during the NESCAC semi-final game. I'm not saying that these penalties were or were not deserved, I'm merely suggesting that the fever you fear does not exist.
Final score from Kenyon: Midd 3, Bowdoin 2. Actual score: Bowdoin 2, Middlebury 1, Referees 2. Absolutely disgraceful officiating. Is there something in the water in Vermont that gives the zebras Panther fever? Because this seems to be a pattern.
I can't tell you if these calls were iffy or appropriate, but allow me to address the Panther fever that you suggest has afflicted the refs. If you look at the box scores of recent meaningful games at Kenyon you will see that Midd received more penalty minutes than their season long averages on multiple occasions. Just last year Amherst was down to Midd 4-1 in the NESCAC championship and almost got all the way back thanks to playing most of the last five minutes of the game on the power play. Four years ago the zebras handed Colby a 5-3 PP against Midd, at Kenyon, during the NESCAC semi-final game. I'm not saying that these penalties were or were not deserved, I'm merely suggesting that the fever you fear does not exist.