on-ice officials goof-up??

[chseagle]

Originally Posted by RefWEB

As an aside, I don't care who complains to the tk...somebody is getting the heave. Not to minimize their role, but they have NO POWER to change anything in this situation. If somebody thinks a rule is kicked, then have the guts to complain to the guy in charge of the rules...the referee.

That being said, if that the rule, then yes..the referee booted it. Coincidental penalties don't have to be as a result if the exact same incident. As long as they're assessed at the dame stoppage, they're coincidental and it's 5 on 5.

Nothing got changed, except for the fact they played 4-on-4, instead of 5-on-5. During next intermission, the on-ice officials were asked about the blarge & the mistake was realized.

The incident happened during the 1st game of the season, so it was a learning experience.