The Adirondack Thunder’s weekend event “Paint the ice; Stick it to Cancer” 2/7-2/8, ended up being a disappointing weekend for Adirondack, as they fall to Newfoundland 7-4 in an expected loss on Friday, however a very upsetting and disputable 4-2 loss on Saturday.
The Thunder held a 2-1 lead heading into the 3rd period on Saturday’s game against Newfoundland. A few minutes into the 3rd, Newfoundland’s Dylan Vander Esch scores and ties the game 2-2. Late into the 3rd, the game got intense, as it remained 2-2 with only a few minutes left in the final period of the game. Newfoundland scored a very questionable goal, as it had goaltender interference written all over it. The referee officiating that game, Matt Mettini, kept the goal no question. Eamon McAdam, the starting goalie for Adirondack for that game, having 27 solid saves in what was going to be a big game for him, was infuriated about how the situation was handled. There was no indication of even any consideration of the penalty, as Matt Mettini was just ready to keep play going right away. McAdam approached the referee, (assumingely too aggressively) and immediately got ejected from the game. Evan Cormier checked in the game to replace him. The Thunder went on to lose all of their motivation to win that game, so it seemed, and lost the game 4-2, poorly capping their “Stick It To Cancer; Paint The Ice” weekend.
“I don’t know what I said to get thrown out of the game,” McAdam said. “I went over to tell him he was wrong; I guess I went in too aggressively. He wouldn’t even give me the time of day.” says McAdam, reported by the Post Star. “Usually at least there’s a conference between the official and linesmen to make a call on it because especially in a situation like that, it’s a game-changing call,” McAdam said. “It’s frustrating that twice now they’ve decided on their own that they’re right, when video shows they’re not and there’s no discussion about it.”
Alex Loh, head coach of the Adirondack Thunder, was confounded at the situation. After the game was over, every fan in the arena saw his frustration as he expressed his grief by slamming one of the doors on the way to the back. “I guess he knew he made the wrong call and didn’t want to own up to it,” Loh explained. “I’m sure he saw a replay, saw he was wrong and didn’t feel like getting yelled at.” according to the Post Star.
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