Yes he did, and the WHL should be embarrassed by the performance of its referees tonight.
The officials lost control when they called Glover for delay of game even though there were two Kootenay players on top of him when he covered the puck. Kootenay scored to make it 2-0 at that point. After that, Watt especially let his ego get the better of him and made it a one-sided game. The first instigator Calgary took was legit, the second was weak, and the third was a complete joke. In the third one, Cheek got an instigator even though the Kootenay player threw the first punch.
Basically, Calgary got called on anything, but Kootenay was hooking and holding all night long. Williamson finally lost it when a Calgary player got decked away from the puck. Papp, I think, watched it and made no call. Williamson threw the first bottle, and when the ref's arm went up to call him, he threw the second bottle.
Even the media in the press box were wondering if Papp and Watt were going to be named the first and second stars tonight.
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