Frozen Four 2015: Did Boston College get screwed on this goal call? (Video)

The Frozen Four is underway across the country, but Boston College fans are a little less than pleased with a goal that maybe shouldn’t have counted.

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Boston College is trying to tear their way through the Frozen Four this year, but their first round opponent happens to be a Denver team looking to do the same. Both schools are staples in the Frozen Four, and neither one wants to end up with an high seed, early round exist like the No. 1 seeded Minnesota Gophers.

Denver is the higher seed, and they ended up getting a highly questionable call go their way in the closing moments of the first period on Saturday afternoon. The goal came in the final seconds of the first period of the opening round game between Denver and Boston College — and it’s up to debate if it should have counted.

The controversy revolves around whether or not the net moved before or after the puck goes in.

The goal was ultimately counted, with color analyst Barry Melrose exclaiming that the net moved after the puck was already in the net and clearly counting as a goal. Boston College fans will disagree though, as the split second between the puck being visible and the net moving is way too close to call.

But the call on the ice was a goal, and Boston College can complain about it but there is no indisputable evidence one way or the other to change the call. Had it been a no-goal call, then Denver fans would be griping about how the net moved after the puck went in, but that call would have stood as well.

The rule book does favor Denver in this instance, but it goes to show how a split second can be the difference between a goal counting and giving a team a big lead, or it not counting and keeping a tight game tied.

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