In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Optometric Association

(Props to Mark for the headline and the heads up)
Ned Bunyon, former Hockey East official, and graduate of Chestnut Hill Community College for the Differently Abled, has died at the age of 73. Sharing the opinion that the only good Hockey East official is a dead Hockey East official, even the immortal Boston University Jack Parker, a ref baiter and hater of long-standing, had a few kind words: “He lived for refereeing even though it was his avocation. No one prepared harder for officiating a game than Ned, and no one enjoyed it more.” John Gravallese should not expect the same kind of quote from Coach Parker after he gets stabbed to death by an angry mob after missing (or manufacturing) yet another call.