“Once I saw the puck out in front and that the whistle hadn't been blown, I was more relieved than anything.”
Chris Bisson
“Did I hear a whistle before the puck went in the net? No, of course not. The interpretation of the rule was explained to me and I don't agree with it.”
Glen Hanlon
“The puck went in, and the referee admitted that he had blown the whistle before the puck went in and apologized. It was a really tough break. It would have been great to have the tie at that point, and take our chances in overtime.”
Alexei Yashin
“Did I hear a whistle before the puck went in the net? Of course not. It's a call that really hurt us.”
“When Alessandro whistles, 90 percent is sound and 10 percent wind. It's an incredibly pure whistle. It sounds like a special effect, but he was born with it.”
Sir Christopher Frayling
“A person accomplice of wrong doing and decides to come clean and uncover the whole affair would be entitled to State protection and not liability himself to a prison sentence.”
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi
“They blew the whistle and we just have to live with that call. That's what they saw and it's probably what happened. They were pretty adamant about it.”
Marc Crawford
