On ice, call refs before calling cops  Safety column  By
KIMBERLY EDDS / The Orange County Register  Q. Is there anything
the police can do about a fight that breaks out during an
amateur hockey game?  A. The cops aren't the ones wearing the
black and white stripes because they aren't getting paid $25
bucks a game to listen to a bunch of crybabies whine about a
missed call or a cheap shot. And there's a reason refs aren't
issued a badge and a gun. They are supposed to be dealing with
players, not criminals armed with giant sticks.  Hockey players-
and fans - like fights as much as a fat kid likes cake. But even
our Molson-chugging neighbors to the north have limits to what's
acceptable when the fists are flying on the ice.  Taking a two-
fisted swing with your stick at someone's head isn't a fight.
It's an assault, and swinging your hockey stick around like some
kind of whacked-out samurai can land you behind bars - or at
least on probation and on the bench for a really long time. Ring
up NHL goon Marty McSorl