I'm going to get ripped being the local Brandon fan and that's fine but the call to put the Wheat Kings down 2 men in OT was a joke. The ref clearly hesitated to make the call by initially putting his arm halfway up, then pulled it down only to put it back up a few seconds later to make the initial call. I don't mind the call in regulation but putting a team down two men in OT is essentially ending the game in favour of whoever gets the man advantage. Being wishy washy on such a massive call is brutal and should not happen.
Regardless, Jones outplayed DeSerres tonight and the play of the goaltenders looks like it will be the deciding factor in the series. I have the series going at least 6 so a split in Calgary isn't a very big surprise. It'll be interesting to see what happens in Brandon.
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