My husband and I went to both the Friday and Saturday games at the Rosegarden (5/6 & 5/7). Friday's game was exciting and the Hawks came out winners. Last night's game was a shocker. This game HAS to go down in history as the most poorly officiated game in Hockey history. The calls and penalties against Portland were so outweighed; it was unbelievably difficult to comprehend. Kootenay is a scrappy team who plays dirty and who does everything they can to get under their competitor's skin. The Hawks are different in that they keep their cool, play the game, and do their best to stay together and win the game. The second period was heartbreaking, but the Hawks came back in the last few moments with a goal and they didn't stop. As the third period played out, the Hawks scored again, and again, and again. Then, yet another penalty and power play was thrown our way that worked in Kootenay's favor. All I have to say is, Kootenay...if you honestly believe you won this game, you are fooling yourself. How can Kootenay believe that they honestly won this game when 90 percent of their goals were when the Hawks were down to 3 players... Unbelievable. I will say, though, that we watched the Canadian feed on Root after the game, and the commentary basically reinforced what we saw at the game. As delicately as they could, the commentators commented on how "interesting" the game was and how "unexpected" the calls were. On the local news, Mike Johnston eloquently remarked at how he hadn't seen this type of officiating in the 25 years he's been in hockey..when he could've come right out and said that it was a crooked game. GO HAWKS! We'll be there agin on Friday 5/13 in the front row to cheer you on!