Chicago Wolves ahead by 2 games, on to Wilkes Brarre!

Tonight the Chicago Wolves did what they needed to do, played disciplined hard hitting hockey for 60 minutes and did their best to stay out of the penalty box. However with Dean Morton's work tonight in stripes that task was easier than it usually is for the physical Wolves and Penguins. I could site several examples of missed calls by either team however the obvious example was when Pens Captain Nathan Smith while resting between shifts on the Pens bench, punched Wolves center Andre Deveaux in the face as he was pushed into the Pens bench by one of his players. The incident was" unseen" by all of the on ice officials, yet caught easily by the camera. No call was made, leading to speculation for the rest of the game just what form retaliation would take.

At the risk of homerism one could only call an act such as this at best "undisciplined hockey". At worst, a serious breech of the unwritten code that is the system of checks and balances that has governed on ice behavior for generations. There were other fouls that went uncalled on both sides . Each non call adding to the tension between these teams. The time has more than come for the AHL to take note, Dave Andrews CEO of the AHL was in house last night to see the system of one referee in all of it's glory. To quote one Wolves fan after the game" As long as the AHL only has one ref, we will always be a bus league". I couldn't have put it better myself, Gracie.

Besides uncalled penalties other exciting things happened on the ice. Daryen Haydar scored two goals during the first period putting him in the record books as the AHL all time leading scorer. Bravo Daryn, it took years hard work to get there. nothing could top your name in the record book except maybe getting a Calder cup ring.

Due to the distance between Chicago and Wilkes Brarre the next three games will be played in Pennesvanlia. Wedensdays referre will be Francois ST Laurent. We can hope a French coonnection has the ability to bilocate and keep things under control.




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