Wake Up SUNYAC Officials

For the past two weeks I have witnessed some of the worst officiating in my four plus years covering Oswego State Laker Hockey. This past weekend vs. Morrisville we had Mike Jones and Mike St. Louis to thank. Oswego was sent to the box 5 times for 21 minutes. I guess being bigger than your opponent and hitting too hard now warrants a penalty. Especially in the case of Dan Bremner, when a massive hit earned him a five minute major and an ejection. When Morrisville wasn’t crying to the refs they took pleasure in blowing kisses to the Oswego faithful. However, in the end the beat us straight up so I don’t blame the loss on officiating.

Two weeks ago I travelled to down to Cortland and witnessed a thrilling Laker comeback. But up until 16:52 in the third, ref’s Will O’Malley and John Everett had most of my attention/verbal abuse. O’Malley and Everett may be the worst SUNYAC crew I’ve seen this season. Maybe they deserve an award, I’ll remember that for when we issue LeRoy’s post season hockey awards. O’Malley and I have a bit of history together which makes for an entertaining story.

Here goes:

Once upon a time, a few seasons ago I attended a house party in the land of Oz. The party was thrown by an associate of referee (at that time linesmen) Will O’Malley. O’Malley happened to be working a game in Oswego that night so he stopped over to have a few “apple juices”. This seemed odd to me because he was at least 20 years older than everyone else at the party. One too many “apple juices” later things started to get sloppy. This was followed by several games of “water pong” and several sexual advances at 18-20 year old college girls. After considerable rejection his night ended with a face full of Zonies (sounds a lot like our contributor Pete). Watching all of this take place was a source of hilarious entertainment that is still brought up today for those who were witnesses. I figured it would be entertaining to share with the class, hope you enjoyed it.

Note to SUNYAC officials, swallow your whistles, let our boys play.