The WCHA's admission of error hasn't closed the door on the controversial ending of last Friday night's game at Denver.

Even though coach Mike Eaves said today he would be amazed if anything happened, Wisconsin has decided to appeal, an action that is allowed in the WCHA bylaws. It'll cost them $100, which would be refunded if the appeal is granted.
UW staff spent part of the day preparing the materials that will be sent by Linda Baumann, the UW's faculty representative to the WCHA, to Dr. Bill Hudson, St. Cloud State's faculty representative and the chair of the association. Those had to be postmarked by 48 hours after the conclusion of the series, or around 10:30 tonight.

The committee that will hear the protest is made up of the league's faculty representatives. According to a WCHA directory, they are: Dr. P.J. Hill of Alaska Anchorage, Dr. Ralph Bertrand of Colorado College, Nancy Sampson of Denver, Pat Joyce of Michigan Tech, Richard Weinberg of Minnesota, David Wyrick of Minnesota-Duluth, Kenneth Anglin of Minnesota State, Sue Jeno of North Dakota, Hudson and Baumann.

When Hudson receives the protest, he is supposed to notify Denver's Sampson. The Pioneers will have 36 hours to send back their response.

The faculty representatives will then meet on a conference call to make a decision. Denver's Sampson and Wisconsin's Baumann will not be allowed to vote because their schools are involved in the protest.

Beyond the time for Denver to answer the protest, the timetable is unclear.

Eaves said the protest is asking for various things. "The best thing would be for us to get points, a tie," he said.

In case you haven't been following the story, Wisconsin was incorrectly denied a tying goal in the final second of Friday night's 3-2 loss to Denver. Matthew Ford's went into the net with time remaining, but the video replay was bungled and the goal was waved off.

The point or points that could have been gained in overtime could end up being huge in the final standings -- for both sides. The Badgers are in a three-way tie for sixth place; the Pioneers are in second place, six points behind Colorado College but with two games in hand.

As they say, stay tuned.