The plot thickens
Here's an interesting piece by Teddy Jenner of NLL Insider.A few key points regarding the incident that kicked off the Game 1 brawl:
"After the game he [Don Scott] reviewed the game tape and the referees’ game sheet and as a result New Westminster’s Bobby Snider was assessed a three game suspension. Now it has been made known that while both teams and Scott agree that Ian Hawskbee was the actual player who hit Colin Doyle, the game sheet says it was Snider. New West could have appealed the decision but then they would have put Hawksbee on the hot seat and could have lost him for three games."
and more importantly:
"Scott also commented that in his mind, the check on Doyle was a legal shoulder to chest hit and that it was the resulting head on head collision that did the damage."
So a lousy call not only gets the wrong player suspended for three games for what was apparently a clean hit, but it also sets off the largest bench-clearing brawl in recent lacrosse history. Grrr.
On another note, Jenner also reports that Chris Gill will be retiring after the Mann Cup. This makes me sad. C'mon Bellies, win it for Chris!
Labels: Bobby Snider, Brampton Excelsiors, Chris Gill, Colin Doyle, Ian Hawksbee, New Westminster Salmonbellies
posted by Barbara K. Adamski @ 9:38 PM
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