*Grand Theft Hockey
No other way to describe it -- the Icers didn't deserve were handed last night's 4-3 overtime victory in a sloppy season opener at the Greenberg Ice Pavilion.
In what can only be described as a bizarre finish, Towson's Mike Emmet scored his 3rd goal of the night on a shorthanded breakaway with just 12 seconds left in regulation time, appearing to give the Tigers a 4-3 upset win.
But not so fast. The refs didn't see it that way. Although the puck clearly went five-hole on Icers goalie Ted Hume, off the back of the net and back out - the officials ruled that the puck hit the post!
That set the stage for freshman George Saad's OT winner, a win that Coach Balboni said the Icers didn't deserve. Rightfully so!
They (veterans and rookies alike) were guilty of some bad play, lack of intensity and looking past the Tigers to next weekend's trip to Ohio U.
The team will need a much better effort this afternoon in the second game of this opening weekend. The Tigers will be looking for some revenge for a win that was taken away from them.
Not that it is any defense at all, but the Icers have lost goals in games because of the same thing. It begs the question, why don't the Icers have goal judges?
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