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From: thomson@utcsrgv.UUCP (Brian Thomson)
Newsgroups: net.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: Lysiak vs. Referee
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Date: Thu, 10-Nov-83 17:16:46 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov 10 17:16:46 1983
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The rule under which Lysiak was suspended does not call for an
automatic 20 game suspension.  The referee has the option of
suspending the player for 3 games or for 20.  However, it is
true that the rule permits no appeal.

An interesting point is that Alan Eagleson was involved in the
drafting of this rule  --  in a Toronto Star article he remarked
that, at the time, he thought a player would have to coldcock an
official, or eat one of his children for lunch, to deserve the
greater penalty.
-- 
			Brian Thomson,	    CSRG Univ. of Toronto
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