Majors for piddly shit

[beanmaestro]

It's hard to tell listening to the radio, but it seems like there are a lot more major penalties being called lately.  Are people bleeding a lot more, or are the refs just handing out majors for what should be minor infractions?  is this a less advertised part of the "crackdown"?

[David Harding]

Both of today's were for hitting from behind.  Presumably they were close to the boards, making them a quite dangerous situation.  That was the case earlier in the season.

[A-19]

hockey's supposed to be dangerous

[Lauren '06]

"This isn't figure skating, it's hockey."
--Steve Moore

[Jim Hyla]

[Q]A-19 Wrote:

 hockey's supposed to be dangerous[/q]But hitting from behind, into the boards, should not be done. Fractured necks, and quadraplegia, is not good for the fracturer or fracturee.  ::screwy::

[billhoward]

[Q]Section A Banshee Wrote:

 "This isn't figure skating, it's hockey."
--Steve Moore[/q]

Tell that to the BU player who was paralyzed on his first varsity shift at BU.

[TShen]

At least, the officiating was consistent for both majors. The UVM radio guys describes both as similar unintentional "hits from behind." It sounds like any contact from behind will be called the same way.

[Lauren '06]

[Q]billhoward Wrote:

 [Q2]Section A Banshee Wrote:

 "This isn't figure skating, it's hockey."
--Steve Moore[/Q]
Tell that to the BU player who was paralyzed on his first varsity shift at BU. [/q]
It was quoted for its irony.  Surely we haven't forgotten the Steve Moore incident already?

[KeithK]

The refs are supposed to be calling the game by the book.  Any hit from behind into the boards is a major plus game or DQ.  Period.  It sucks when it's unintentional, especially when it costs your team a point (Moulson tonight - the major essentially led to both goals).  But that's the rule and for good reason.

[Pete Godenschwager]

According to collegehockeystats.com both majors tonight were only misconducts.  The USCHO recap calls Moulson's a DQ.  I really wish they would learn to keep the two straight. When there's a hooking call, they don't misreport it as a tripping call (or maybe they do and I'm just not paying attention).

http://www.collegehockeystats.com/0405/boxes/mcorver1.n19

 

[DL]

Anybody else having this error popup when viewing page 2 of the UVM game?

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[AJGD '04]

yep

[calgARI '07]

At the game it was announced that Moulson's major was a DQ.  
For the record, I saw both plays clearly and they both warranted majors and misconducts.  Moulson's was worse and was an exact replica of the hit from behind he got thrown out for against Colgate last season.  And quite clearly that was the turning point of the game.  Cornell was superior team in every respect although that was the best Vermont team I've seen since the days of St. Louis and Perrin.

[Greenberg \'97]

So did Moulson get a gamer?  Is he suspended tonight?

I'm pretty sure they said the Vermont player got the gate.

[Robb]

What exactly do you think you mean by "gamer" and "got the gate?"  For the umpteenth time this season, the two penalties are called:

Game Misconduct: you get 10 min in penalties added to your stats and cannot return to the current game.

Game Disqualification: you get 10 minutes added to your stats, cannot return to the current game, and are suspended for the next game*

Both of these penalties have the word "game" in them, so what is a "gamer?"  In both cases, you "get the gate" from the current game.  Totally useless and misleading terms.

*for your second DQ of the season, you're suspended for the next two games, 3 game suspension for the 3rd DQ, etc.

I'm positive that I heard Moulson's penalty read over the Gutterson PA as a misconduct, that's what the UVM broadcasters reported, so I believe that Moulson will play tonight.