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benelli36
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Post by benelli36 » Sun Jan 07, 2007 2:13 pm

I agree with eagen#9 the refs are terrible up there

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Post by boblee » Sun Jan 07, 2007 4:45 pm

Grand Rapids loses to St. Cloud and Hermantown this weekend and beats Superior.

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Post by flybird » Tue Jan 09, 2007 9:31 pm

Rapids had an off night. both goalies played well. Bemidji had 26 saves and Rapids had 30

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Post by PuckTime » Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:29 am

Rematch is tomorrow night in Rapids - any predictions?

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Post by GR3343 » Mon Jan 22, 2007 12:55 pm

Only one prediction. Rapids will not be shut out. Should be a back and forth game with fair refs this time around. No one can honestly say that Bemidji doesn't catch a break at home. At least in Rapids, the refs call things the way they are - on both sides.

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Post by elliott70 » Mon Jan 22, 2007 3:07 pm

I have been to Grand Rapids for hockey games from pee-wees to high school, both as a coach and fan.

And, as in anywhere, I have seen bad refs (in terms of bad positioning, knowledge of the rules, knowledge of the game, and in being fair).

I have watched, participated in, been in charge of, lots of refs in Bemidji.
I have seen the same thing.

Interesting that GR would call the reffing bad in the earlier game this year as one ref was from Grand Rapids. The other was not from Bemidji. College students.... no affiliation with Bemidji Youth Hockey... just trying to make a $ and trying to stay part of a game they enjoy.

Of all the communities in the northland, the odds of being homered are less in Bemidji than most any other community (Duluth and other areas that have winter residence - students also get fair reffing for that same reason).

So blaming the refs does not cut it. Not in Bemidji, not Warroad, not Virginia, not Brainerd...

I can remember watching my first hockey game (an Allen Cup game when I was about 4). And in the time from that age to my current old age, I have seen many hockey games of all sorts.
Not once have I seen a ref score a goal or make a save.

Suck it up boys and just play the game and leave the coaching, the reffing, the cheering to other people.

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Post by selloutcrowd99 » Mon Jan 22, 2007 3:11 pm

D16Dad wrote:Bemidji at Grand Rapids
5:15pm Thursday, January 4th
bring your own Ref's :roll:
so...who won this game. What was the score?

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Post by elliott70 » Mon Jan 22, 2007 3:14 pm

sellout

The Jan 4 game was changed to January 23, I believe.

D16Dad
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Post by D16Dad » Mon Jan 22, 2007 4:38 pm

Bemidji's initial schedule was incorrect. The correct date is January 23rd...

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Post by D16Dad » Tue Jan 23, 2007 8:10 pm

selloutcrowd99 wrote:
D16Dad wrote:Bemidji at Grand Rapids
5:15pm Thursday, January 4th
bring your own Ref's :roll:
so...who won this game. What was the score?
January 23rd
Bemidji 2
Grand Rapids 1

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