A weird occurance in a Junior A Hockey Game

[TDHarvey9]

I got a curious situation for you all, I personally have never heard of such a situation before. Maybe you guys have.

In the BCHL (British Columbia Hockey League) a Junior A league. Have just finished the 1st round of the playoffs, and one match had the Nanaimo Clippers vs the Powell River Kings. In which the series was tied 3-3 and the teams were in the 3rd period of game seven tied 3-3. With 1:20 left to go in the 3rd, the Clippers shot the puck into Powell Rivers zone when the Kings goalie ran to the corner and grabbed the puck for a whistle. The referee believing that to be an offense diserving of a penalty shot, gave a penalty shot to the Clippers, to which they scored, they got a 4-3 lead, and a 4-3 win.

The Powell River coach, flipping mad, verbally and then physically attacked a lineman and a referee, then a security guard for some reason?!?!? The Coach on behalf of the Powell River team sued the league.

The Kings won, and the League (2 Days later and counting) are going to replay the last 1:20 of the game with Nanaimo's 4th goal cancelled.

As I type this the Clippers are appealing the decision, but another funny thing of all this, is that the 2nd round of the playoffs was supposed to start Tuesday night. The entire playoffs must stop for this! to give the two teams time to play the last 1:20 and time to prepare for round two.

The appeal is probably not going to change anything. So, both teams have to travel back to Nanaimo the League pays for all of Powell River's needs. the referees and the linesmen have to be brought back. (the head Referee says he retired after that game to screw everything up!)

I have never heard of a game having part of it replayed. Anyone heard of a similar event? Sorry for the length of this.

[jb4725]

That's incredable! The closest I've seen is when the zamboni broke down at a Halifax - Amherst game in the Maritime Jr a league, and the third period was played a month later before the next meeting (making for a 4-period game...Value!)
JB

[TDHarvey9]

4 Periods for the price of three, sweet!

[roaddogg02316]

so do i have this right. the ref called a penalty shot when the kings goalie went out to play the puck? um thats not deserving of a penalty shot at all.he froze the puck thats all. stupid ref. but maybe its an offense to clear it that far from the crease. but a penalty shot i dont think so.

well i know of one around here in the international league(thats baseball though, but it was a long ass game). the pawtucket red sox had a game w/ rochester. it was back in 1981. it was 33 innings long. they played 2 days in april and then completed it in june w/ pawtucket winning 3-2.

[RACER]

Here's one that's similar..Ripley's for sure...

Cornwall Island, Ontario, April 2003..Site of the 2nd annual Aboriginal games.
Teams of native players come from accross Canada for the week long tournament.

In the final between Saskatchewan and Manitoba..An excellent game end to end and in the final minute Manitoba is ahead 4-3. Sask. pulls the goalie and press for the tie.
With 6 seconds left Manitoba gets possession in the neutral zone and the player skates into his own zone..Saskatchewan players are too far away and don't pursue as he is at his own blue line. The game is over???With 4 seconds left the player reaches down and picks up the puck just inside his blue line and skates it to the goal..In a wild celabration the Manitoba bench empties for the usual group hug. The ref blows the play dead with 1 second remaining and after discussing the matter (with his linesmen) of picking the puck up awards Saskatchewan a Penalty shot charging Manitoba with delay of the game in the final minute...Sask. scores sending the game into OT. 7 minutes into OT Saskatchewan scores winning the mens final of the 2003 games...
Needless to say it was kaos in the rink afterwards.
I am not sure but I believe a decision was ruled on last fall which
may be looking at naming the teams as tying for the final...

You had to be there to believe it.
TR

[TDHarvey9]

I got a follow-up to the Nanaimo - Powell River Story...

Well for anyone curious, the last 1:20 WAS replayed (nearly 70 hours later). The penalty shot and goal was cancelled. The game was restarted with a 2 minute minor to the Powell River Goalie for Delay of Game. The Nanaimo team who had already won this game once, won it again 51 seconds into the first Overtime.


But a big story is coming out of all this... Appearently the Hockey Hall of Fame says it is the "Longest Game ever decided" the HHOF wants the puck and stick used by Nanaimo Clippers Captain Michael Olson (the player who scored the OT goal in the restarted portion) and they want his Jersey. The game's story with Olson's jersey, puck, and stick will be in the Hall of Fame.

Could you imagine being Michael Olson? He is a 19 year old kid, who is dreaming of being lucky enough to play a game in the NHL, and also working towards a team in the OHL / WHL / QMJHL or the AHL.

Olson is now in the Hall of Fame, could you imagine how he feels?

[TDHarvey9]

A 2nd update that is kinda interesting being just how close the Nanaimo team came to losing, (twice). The Nanaimo team after battling through 3 more long series after the Primilarly one with Powell River, just won the league Championship!

[Meeker]

I might have the answer for you (in 2 parts).

Part 1.
It is my understanding that if a goalie leaves the crease and smothers the puck behind the goal line thus forcing a faceoff he/she/it will be assessed a 2 minute delay of game penalty.

Part 2.
Any time there is a 2 minute delay of game penalty assessed and there is less then 2 minutes to play in the 3rd period a penalty shot is awarded instead.

Hope that's right
Hope that helps.

R

[Canadian Cop]

As a long time minor & junior official, I can say that the original call on the play as described was right. It is also right for the comment from Cornwall.

Any delay of game penalty in the last two minutes of the third period is a penalty shot.

[TDHarvey9]

Thanks guys, thats kinda funny.... 'cause after 70 hours of debate the league reversed the penalty shot call, calling it incorrect.

wow, and to think, the whole reversing of the call was incorrect.