Other ECAC action 10/12

[Al DeFlorio]

ECAC 4-0 so far tonight with wins over Providence, Ferris State, Sacred Heart, and UMass.  RPI leading Minny 2-0 midway 2nd.  Ho-hum.

[Edit:  Oops! Make that 3-0 RPI late 2nd.]

[pfibiger]

RPI now leading UMinn 3-0!

[Jacob '06]

Tied at 3 with 8:40 left.

[redice]

RPI whistled for a 5 minute major that even the homer Goofer announcers did not think it was a valid penalty.     I've only watched the third period.   It looks like the refs are trying to give this game to the Goofers.

[Jacob '06]

[quote redice]RPI whistled for a 5 minute major that even the homer Goofer announcers did not think it was a valid penalty.     I've only watched the third period.   It looks like the refs are trying to give this game to the Goofers.[/quote]

And they are succesful. 1:11 left, sing it was a major still 5 on 4.

[redice]

4-3 Minn with 1:11 left....   PPG

[Jacob '06]

Wow, golden chance by RPI at the end there, but they lose 4-3.

[sah67]

My favorite quote from the Goofer announcers was at the very beginning:
"Rensselaer Polytechnic is an up-and-coming program out of the East Coast Hockey Association".  

Guess they got the memo about the ECACHL being renamed, but not about what the new name is

[Avash]

Time spent on the Power Play after Rensselaer took a 3-0 lead late in the 2nd period:

Minnesota -- 11 minutes, 57 seconds (2 PPG)
Rensselaer -- 11 seconds

[redice]

[quote Avash '05]Time spent on the Power Play after Rensselaer took a 3-0 lead late in the 2nd period:

Minnesota -- 11 minutes, 57 seconds (2 PPG)
Rensselaer -- 11 seconds[/quote]

That says it all!   I got the feeling that the officials were not going to let the Goofers lose.

[ursusminor]

::bang::

I will never complain about ECAC officials again (well at least not until next weekend. :-D ) I am used to refs that throw away their whistles in the third period, and players probably are also and play accordingly. Refs that find their whistles in the third period are a new experience for me -- and I don't like it.

There is a rule that says any hit from behind is a major penalty, but refs usually find something else to call if they don't want to call a major penalty. Lord's hit did not appear to me (or the Gopher fans on USCHO or the even incredibly biased Minnesota TV announcers) to be worth a major penalty or perhaps even a minor. Oh well, the team should learn from this. RPI looked good for a team playing 3 sophs and 3 Frosh on defense at least for the first 40 minutes.

[Josh '99]

[quote sah67]My favorite quote from the Goofer announcers was at the very beginning:
"Rensselaer Polytechnic is an up-and-coming program out of the East Coast Hockey Association".  

Guess they got the memo about the ECACHL being renamed, but not about what the new name is [/quote]I guess they didn't get the memo about how RPI has been playing DI hockey for well over 50 years either.