 The game also featured a controversial incident : During the third period , a small scuffle broke out between Canada 's Gary Bergman , and the USSR 's Boris Mikhailov , in which the future Soviet captain used his skate as a weapon , kicking Bergman two times before the fight ended . Czech referee Rudy Bata and Swede referee Ove Dahlberg officiated the match , and it was announced that the German referee pair of Josef Kompalla and Franz Baader had been sent home and Bata and Dahlberg would referee the final match , in exchange for a promise that Bergman would not publicly berate the Soviets ' coach Bobrov . 
