Better late than never, but I thought I'd comment and editorialize a little about the Guelph Gryphons-Brock Badgers OUA women's playoff hockey game Thursday night at the Gryphon Centre.
First, the good, about the game itself. I made the comment to a few members of the U of G brass that "it was the best hockey game I've seen played at Guelph this season — men's games included." Granted, I never saw or covered as many men's games as I'd have liked. But even Guelph athletic director Tom Kendall gave some kudos to the pace and tenacity of the game and players, respectively.
Now, the bad. I'm not sure if there were two referees last night — and by that I mean one in the fast and furious first period, during which the players were allowed to play and another the rest of the way, busy gumming up the game with a tight leash and phantom calls.
And to the fans. For the first time in three years the Gryphon Centre had atmosphere — thanks mainly in part to the Brock fans. Although their chant of "B Rock! B Rock!" got annoying fast it was nice to see some fans made the trip on a fan bus. It was disappointing — and, admittedly a bit comical — the bus had to leave before the end of the double-overtime game.
Still, couple the rowdy, fun-loving fans with a good old hockey game, during which Brock's Beth Clause made 53 saves, and it made for quite the B-Rock-in' spectacle.
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