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Rick Comley
MSU Head Coach
Fourth winningest coach in NCAA hockey; third among active coaches
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NCAA Division I Hockey Coaches
Career wins
- Ron Mason, Michigan State (retired)
- Jerry York, Boston College
- Jack Parker, Boston University
- Rick Comley, Michigan State
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How We Started: Amo Bessone came to Michigan State College as hockey coach in 1951. He quickly enlisted the help of students to keep the official score sheet, manage the penalty boxes and operate the game clock. Unfortunately, student commitment was lacking, so Bessone asked his friend Bill Burgess for help.
 At the time, Burgess was simply another spectator who loved watching Spartan hockey in Demonstration Hall (directly north of where Munn Ice Arena is today). Burgess quickly became someone Bessone could depend on when a student helper was absent. Burgess recognized the need for help on a consistent basis. He asked a few of his friends to help him with various game chores. Coach Bessone began to rely on Burgess and his hand-picked squad to manage the game, enabling Bessone to focus his attention on coaching. (When keeping score, Burgess worked on a little brown, wobbly wooden table that rested between the two team benches!) Burgess' squad of "minor officials" may not have worn skates, but their role was no less important.Burgess was also instrumental in generating fan support by organizing the MSU Blue Line Club and serving as its first president. He died in 1999, proud of the assistance he was able to offer MSU, and of the squad he had formed 48 years earlier.
The Burgess Connection: Barb Soper, Burgess' daughter, has been an MSU Off-Ice Official since 1985. Her son Andrew is now an NCAA hockey official.
Former Crew Members: Bill Carter, Richard Boos, Phil Booth, Bill Burgess, Dennis Conway, Bob Foster, Art Fritz, Don Griffin, Marshall Haney, Fred Hawley, Ed Hodge, Harry Holmes, Dick Jandron, Paul Klein, Jerry Marshall, John Polomsky, Pete Schmidt, Jim Schulte, Don Shepard, Jerry Sutton, Brad Vandeventer
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Tom Anastos
Commissioner
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Game Schedule
60:00 Start clock
55:00 Pre-game meeting w/Refs
44:00 5-Min Warning to Refs
43:00 5-Min Warning to teams
39:00 Refs take ice for warm-up
38:00 Teams take ice
24:00 Referees meet w/Captains
23:00 Teams & Refs leave ice
11:00 3-Min Warning to Refs
10:00 PA: 3-Min Warning to teams
8:00 Referees take ice
7:00 Teams take ice
6:00 Teams line up
5:00 Welcome; Starting line-ups
3:00 National Anthem
0:00 20-mins on clock; Face-off
Intermissions (15-mins)
5:00 4-Min Warning to Refs
4:00 3-Min Warning to teams
3:00 PA: 3-Min Warning to teams
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Our thanks to Tim Potter for our group photo and some of the other photos that appear here.
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The off-ice officials (formerly called the "minor officials") at Michigan State University assist the referees in the management of men's varsity ice hockey matches. We do not assess penalties, award or disallow goals, or have any authority to influence the outcome of the match. Each school has its own off-ice officials comprised of local residents, but each crew is responsible to the Central Collegiate Hockey Association.
MSU Off-Ice Officials with a view from the spectator seats.
(Melinda Dickinson unavailable for photo)
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Off-Ice Officials at MSU
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Rob McCurdy
1998; Crew Chief since 2008 |
Tom Bodine
1975 |
Tony Coble
2002 |
David Corrie
1999 |
Dr. Jim Constandt
1976 |
Melinda Dickinson
1985 |
Tim Fox
2007 |
Brian Keeney
2000 |
Jim Little
2008 |
Joel Maatman
2003 |
Gene Murawski
2003 |
Bob Nelson
2005 |
Bill Sharp
1981 |
Gary Snellenberger
2007 |
Barb Soper
1985 |
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Escort assures referees and visiting team take the ice for warm-up and game as scheduled; secures referees' locker room. (Photo: Joel Maatman assures the visiting team takes the ice on time.)
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Goal Judge (one behind each goal) turns on goal light when puck enters goal and crosses entirely over goal line. (Photo: Tom Bodine confirms a goal by turning on the red light. David Corrie (standing behind Tom) serves as Back-Up Timekeeper.)
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Penalty Box Attendant (one for each team) assures penalized players remain in Penalty Box for duration of penalty. (Photo: Bob Nelson awaits the arrival of a penalized player while Referee Brian Aaron notifies the official scorer.)
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Plus-Minus Officials maintain log of which players were on ice when goals were scored, thus creating Plus-Minus rating for each player. (Photo: Barb Soper tracks each Spartan on the ice when a goal is scored by either team.)
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Public Address Announcer makes announcements over arena's public address system related to course of match. (Photo: Gary Snellenberger announces the starting line-ups for the evening's match.)
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Scorer records goals, assists, penalties, and related statistics; maintains official scoresheet. (Photo: Crew Chief Rob McCurdy logs every penalty and every goal on the official scoresheet.)
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Timekeeper operates scoreboard clock and horn; posts goals and penalties (a Back-Up Timekeeper maintains back-up game clock in case scoreboard clock fails). (Photo: Gene Murawski keeps accurate time on the scoreboard as directed by the on-ice officials.)
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Video Replay Official operates video recording equipment; responds to requests by referee to review activity in goal crease. (Photo: Tony Coble operates a camera located above the goaltender to help the referee verify that the puck fully crossed the goal line.)
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