The AHL has admitted a mistake on a blown offsides call in Game 3 of the Calder Cup Finals. The blown call led to a Norfolk Admirals overtime game-winning goal, and now the Toronto Marlies trail 3-0 in the series.
AHL Admits Blown Call In Calder Cup Finals Game 4, But Admirals Win Still Stands
The Norfolk Admirals lead the best-of-seven Calder Cup Finals, 3-0, and there’s nothing that’s going to change that. They won Game 3 of the Finals against the Toronto Marlies, 1-0, in overtime on Thursday evening, but as it turns out, the game-winning goal shouldn’t have counted.
Norfolk was offsides, and the dump-in was only allowed because of the delayed offsides rule. Since the play was clearly offsides, the play should have been blown dead as soon as the puck caromed off the seam in the glass and into the back of the net. But the officials missed the call -- perhaps in the confusion of the celebration by the Ads and the frustration by the Marlies -- and the teams left the ice without much question asked.
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