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The penalty for illegal equipment
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The penalty for illegal equipment with 37 secs. left in the third was one of the worst I have ever seen called in an important game. The Peterborough player was informed by the ref that his chinstrap was undone. He started to refasten it but the Brampton player he was checking received the ball and was attempting to beat the Peterborough player. Rather than continue to do his chinstrap up he checked his man (rightly so). At this point the ref assessed the illegal equipment call.
This is not Tyke lacrosse and this was the last 60 seconds of a very close and important game. Defensive player don't usually get hurt it is usually offensive players (they are getting hit). This very bad call by the official could have sunk Peterborough. What a travesty of the Eastern Canadian Final that would have been.
Neither of tonight's referees is worthy to be involved in the Mann Cup. MaCauley can't keep up with the play. His love of fights (remember him allowing that last fight in the third period Peterborough to go on after the players had separarted) is not part of an officials mandate. He is not ready for the Mann Cup.