WCHA commissioner Bruce McLeod has acknowledged that league referee Randy Schmidt has been removed from his assignment for this weekend's game, and is currently on official suspension.
Speculation began because Schmidt did not officiate any games last weekend, following a pair of incidents for which the WCHA sent out letters of apology for mistakes made by the officials during games Schmidt was involved in.
"He wasn't scheduled to work last week, but he was scheduled to work this week," McLeod said. "He's under a suspension right now, and now we deal with it and make a final decision on the long term. ... He was taken off this weekend's series."
Also WCHA Todd Anderson Also got himself in trouble this past weekend.
McLeod had another officiating incident this past weekend, when referee Todd Anderson grabbed Minnesota-Duluth forward Michael Gergen by the jersey in order to discuss something with him. According to the Duluth News-Tribune, McLeod was at the game and told Anderson that it was unacceptable for him to have grabbed a player. But Anderson was not further reprimanded.
He should have been suspended the first time and fired after the second time. This non-firing tells you exactly what a poor leader McLeod is and that the quality of reffing in the WCHA will only get worse.
ReplyDeleteTotal BS.
I agree with you on this. Fired is the only result, I can't believe the league office is still undecided on this.
ReplyDeleteAny video of the Anderson incident?
ReplyDeleteGoon, is the escalating suspension for fighting a WCHA thing or a NCAA rule?
I have not seen any video but if I find it will definately post it.
ReplyDeleteThere used to be a progressive DQ rule that one fight one game, second fight two games, third fight done for the season in the WCHA, the progressive for fighting is an NCAA rules I believe.