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Yah, seconds later they call a penalty on Slavin for what I thought was simply a good, hard body check. (I could be mistaken though, perhaps it was a lagit penalty. I saw it live with no benefit of replay).

No guarantee CC would've won or tied but we'll never know. What irritates me about them waiving off what appeared to be a clean goal is, the officials' questionable calls not only affected the game but affected the overall league standings. Miami gets 3 points and moves into a three way tie for first when who knows what the outcome might be had the CC goal stood? What is the standard of accountability for officials in the conference? Do these guys get graded through and after the season?

Good question-no, no penalty called on Fejes. If it takes the refs that long to review the goal, then they were really trying hard to find something.

Took the refs 5 minutes to review video to determine Fejes interfered with Williams. Haviland livid.

No goal. CC got screwed-clean goal but refs reviewed it and waived it off. 2-1, Miami.

I suppose it would be too much to expect the person who yelled to come out and publicly offer up an apology. It wouldn't take away what he did but it would be a nice sign of contricion to Coach Montgomery, the Pio team, and UND. Also, would it be out of line to do another moment of silence at tonight's game?

CC played 20 minutes of good hockey in the first period and then reverted back to their old self in the second. Marble bailed them out stopping several grade A chances by Miami. Played better in the third but, like last Friday's game against Denver, once they went down by two, it was all over. For CC a two goal deficit may as well be a twenty goal deficit. Look and feel of the team next season should be different as Haviland has started following through on his promise to expand the recruiting base east. Two commitments from NJ and Penn.

Bantam A hockey? I think you're giving them too much credit. More liike Adult Rec League Ankle Bender Pylon Hockey.

To clarify, the part about "unlike ASU" only pertained to my comment about the arena and facilities and nothing to do with ASU's achievements on the ice. From what I know, ASU has been very successful at the ACHA level and have a strong history of their own.

So last night at my game, I asked a teammate of mine who played his college hockey at Arizona about ASU going D-I. He claims that ASU is putting the heat on the Wildcats to make the jump too for many reasons, not the least of which it would have a close opponent. From what he says, unlike ASU, Arizona already has a college hockey-ready arena in the 6,400 seat Tucson Convention Center, a devoted fan base, a strong hockey tradition and level of success, and is the third most attended sport behind football and basketball (this part I can't verify). Before anyone picks apart my post, these are simply statements made by a buddy who went to school there. I cannot verify the accuracy of his claims but if true, I wanted to get others' opinions and thoughts about the possibility of the University of Arizona making the jump to D-I as well and what that could mean for the NCHC.

But an AWESOME wordsmith!

I think it was Mafia Man who recently said, "Notre Dame does what's best for Notre Dame." -I couldn't agree more. Some might argue that UND as well as every other school does the same but in this case, I don't believe ND would have the same long-term vested interest in the success and future of the conference that UND or any of the other charter members do.

I'm no vocalist expert but I thought that dude really did a good job with the National Anthem.

I like "The Brotherhood" on the sleeves of Miami's sweaters. The Broncos sweaters look cool too-kinda 50's or 60's old school.

WMU/Miami Game is in HD on NESN.

MafiaMan, you'll have to tell us what you think of Western's and Miami's special sweaters.

Yes, it's on a bunch of channels-NESN, MASN, FSOH, FSCIN, FSDET, CSNCA, FSNORTH, FSWIS. Puck drop has gotten push back again. Now, it's a 4:40 central time start. Michigan and Michigan State will follow tonight.

What are the odds That Eaves will be back next season?

Uh oh...warm weather and bright sunshine in the Windy City this afternoon. There's a delay to the start of the Broncos/Red Hawks pond hockey game.

I hear you runaroundsioux but when we went to the UND/Bemidji State women's game a few weeks ago, we noticed that the officials' names were on their backs, that's why I mentioned it. I was pleasantly surprised to see that.

I read in the Gazette that there's talk of a possible CC/DU game next season at Coors Field as part of the Avalanche outdoor game. Outdoor games are gimmicky and difficult to watch but I'd probably go anyway just to take in the experience.

I'd like to see the names on the back of the officials' sweaters. Hockey East, for one, still does it as do the Women's WCHA. Can anyone explain to me what the NCHC is afraid of? Are they afraid the officials' feelings might get hurt by hecklers?

DU 3, CC 0, final. CC played a hard game but lack DU's talent. Last week notwithstanding, during the past two months, CC leads the nation in moral victories.

CC needs to be tougher in front of Marble. DU getting too much time and looks at the net in the slot. So far, Marble bailing CC out.

It's on CBS sports