Rob
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I think a lot of fans were expecting X to win this year with their returning group and UNB's big losses from last season. They didn't.
If they had kept Eric Locke I think they would have.
I think a lot of fans were expecting X to win this year with their returning group and UNB's big losses from last season. They didn't.
Panthers were much more aggressive on the puck!Well Acadia gets the job done. Four goals in the third to win 4-2.
UPEI edges SMU 2-1. Didn't see the game but it looks like the Panthers played a better defensive game keeping the shots under 30. Still I can't see them beating the Huskies on Sunday.
I would agree that X and UNB are favoured. but SMU and Acadia are clicking. The 3 teams that advance to the UCup will be battle hardened! Losers will face off in a best of 3 series, to advance to Nationals. If the two teams are Acadia and SMU, it would be the Axe who would hold home ice advantage. Last year it was Acadia beating SMU in that series, this year I like SMU chances, if that plays out again.
Wouldn't it be a surprise to see the top 2 teams in this position?
I did notice that Bryson Cianfrone wasn't in the lineup, .... Hearing that he only got one game.
Wondering where Pomerleau was tonight....
I did not know that, nice to see that they have made their decisions public, like I said before, you could get more info regarding suspensions at the Bantam AAA level than the AUS.He, along with Matt Needham and Aaron Hoyles, were all serving 1-game suspensions. Cianfrone & Needham were Supplemental Discipline based on submitted video while Hoyles was the result of receiving two 10min misconducts in the same game which results in an automatic GM.
Pomerleau was serving a 1-game suspension due to Supplemental Discipline based on submitted video.
Public Release of Discipline Actions
Now you may be wondering how I know all of this - well, the AUS now publishes discipline actions on their website. You will find it under "Member Info ->- Discipline"
AUS Discipline Page
In the SFX-ACA game last night, SFX dressed Matt Needham, he took warm-up and I’m told he was on the game sheet (until he was scratched) even though he was suspended from an incident at UNB on Feb 9. What is the protocol on this?
Needham did not play in UPEI the following night, neither did Hoyle (who also got a one game suspension in Fredericton). So I am wondering what the issue would be with Needham dressing and not being able to play while Hoyle was allowed to play last night. The only thing that I can think of (and can't see it being the reason) is that Needham's came from "Video Review" while Hoyle's was an automatic suspension. And if you read the rules concerning suspensions, I am not sure if the following applies to his situation, but one would think that if he is did not play, it would count as his game for serving the suspension.Hearing from a source. That apparently Needham did not play X's final game against UPEI the day following the UNB game. Apparently X tried to use that as him already serving the suspension. No clue as to what happened last night regarding it, but you would have to think Acadia probably lost it once they saw him on the ice for warm-up, and something happened involving the league that made X scratch him.
15.5 In instances where a five-minute major penalty for fighting, checking from behind or checking to the head has been assessed in the first game of a two-game weekend, or during an exhibition trip or series where multiple games are involved, coaches are to automatically sit the offending player for the next game pending the sport chair decision. If the resulting suspension is for one game, it shall be considered served. If the suspension is longer, the one game will count towards the suspension.
That has to be the reason, the suspension comes from the actual hit to the head penalty and not an accumulation of hit to the head or checking from behind penalties, which if had of been the case, I think that St Fx could have argued that they were aware that he would be suspended and decided to sit him out.Yeah I’m wondering if Needham’s suspension hadn’t officially come down at the time of the UPEI game.
Since I was looking at the game sheet from that game, I am curious what Pomerleau did to get the one game suspension, he was not given any penalties in the game?a. A total of three (3) two minute minors for checking from behind and/or checking to the head = one (1) game suspension