Sorry for the lack of a new topic today. Today has been insane but I did want to pass along another crazy box score from last Friday’s Gladiators game I worked. I actually didn’t have much work to do but my partner in the visitor’s box was beyond busy. Since I’m saving all my blog entries, I wanted the extraordinary games recorded for posterity. For most of you who could care less about hockey, there will be a more interesting entry tomorrow.

FIRST PERIOD -- A typical start to a game. Not a clean period but not filthy either.
Penalties:
Spencer, SC (Holding), 2:50.
Milam, GWT (Hooking), 5:04
Kiser, SC (Holding), 11:07
Gajic, GWT (Hooking), 12:39
Olynick, SC (Interference), 18:36
Finnerty, SC served by Labelle (Holding, Ten minute misc.), 18:51

SECOND PERIOD -- It starts to get a little chippier. 9 penalties served by South Carolina and 5 penalties served by Gwinnett. Each of the penalties by the Stingrays brought up a howl of protest from the players but they were all legit penalties. Now that the ref is in their head, it’s over for them.
Penalties:
Johnson, SC (High sticking), 0:14
Bennett, GWT (Tripping), 3:39
Schwartz, SC (Slashing), 4:17
Milam, GWT (Slashing), 4:17
Strome, SC (Elbowing), 5:35
Lynch, SC (Hooking), 7:04
Parley, SC served by Strome (Tripping), 8:10
Desbiens, GWT (Holding), 9:17
Schwartz, SC (Tripping), 10:08
Brown, GWT (Hooking), 13:01
Smyth, GWT (Tripping), 16:06
Fraser, SC (Hooking), 16:06
Johnson, SC (Hooking), 16:52
Strome, SC (High sticking), 19:42

THIRD PERIOD -- Now we get to the one of the oddest periods I have ever seen in hockey during my lifetime. I’ve never seen one team get twelve penalties and the other team get nothing. Halfway through the period the coach lost his mind and was ready to throw a water bottle on the ice but one of the linesmen was able to stop him. One of the players in the penalty box threw a white towel on the ice after another penalty was called. With every penalty, the players in the visitor’s box were screaming “We give!!! No more!!! Enough!!! Uncle!!!” After one player was sent to the box and then was given a Game Misconduct, he refused to leave the box to go to the locker room. After about 2 minutes, he finally conceded and skated off the ice but left a few hand gestures for the ref and crowd to see. I began to laugh after player after player made their procession to the penalty box. To see THIRTY TWO penalties in a game and not have any coincidental roughing or fighting majors boggles the imagination.
Penalties:
Andersson, SC (Hooking), 2:32
Johnson, SC (Slashing), 3:06
Romfo, SC (Roughing), 4:01
Finnerty, SC (Ten minute misc.), 4:29
Kiser, SC (Roughing), 5:42
Lynch, SC (High sticking), 6:51
Johnson, SC (Cross checking, Slashing, Double minor, Ten minute misc.), 10:02
Romfo, SC (Slashing), 11:33
Kiser, SC (Unsportsmanlike Cond), 11:33
BENCH, SC (Game misc.), 11:58
BENCH, SC served by Schwabe (Unsportsmanlike Cond), 12:47
Schwabe, SC (Tripping), 17:00