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NHL Officials

How to Fix the NHL’s Officiating Issues

Arlen Dancziger | December 8, 2021

The recent Toronto Maple Leafs versus Winnipeg Jets game got slightly out of hand. Auston Matthews and Pierre-Luc Dubois got into a relatively one-sided scuffle, Rasmus Sandin was kneed by…

Categories Commentary, Editor's Choice

A Referee’s Path to the NHL Can Be Winding

Jeff Borsuk | October 9, 2019

Making the NHL is a journey. One in which many have embarked and very few have succeeded. The fraternity of players to have skated a game in the league is…

Categories Commentary

4 Women to Officiate Prospect Games in NHL First

The Canadian Press | September 6, 2019

The NHL for the first time has selected four female officials to work on the ice at several prospect tournaments being held this weekend.
Katie Guay and Kelly Cooke have been selected as referees, while Kirsten Walsh and Kendall Hanley will work as lin…

Categories Women's Hockey

Off the Crossbar: Refs to Learn Rulebook Before Cup Final

Jeff Seide | May 25, 2017

With Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final slated for Monday night in either Pittsburgh or Ottawa, many league officials will be taking the weekend to open their NHL rulebook for…

Categories Column, Editor's Choice, Humor

Blown Calls Ruining Oilers Playoff Chances, NHL Credibility

Jim Parsons | May 6, 2017

There are some who will argue that the Oilers are the only ones to blame for the fact that they are now down 3-2 in the best-of-seven series against the…

Categories Edmonton Oilers

The Current State of the NHL Power Play

Mark Scheig | April 24, 2017

Is it just me or are the number of power-play chances in the NHL down? Given what happened to the Columbus Blue Jackets this season, it’s a question that definitely…

Categories Commentary, Trending

Blue Jackets Given Historically Few Power Plays

Mark Scheig | April 9, 2017

The Columbus Blue Jackets find themselves in a slump at the wrong time. Entering Sunday’s game in Toronto, they have lost six games in a row. They haven’t done that all…

Categories Columbus Blue Jackets, Commentary

Vermette Appeal a Waste of Time

John Hoop | February 19, 2017

Antoine Vermette made a bone-headed decision during the third period of the Anaheim Ducks’ 1-0 win over the Minnesota Wild Tuesday. After losing a second straight faceoff cleanly, he gave…

Categories Anaheim Ducks, Editor's Choice, Suspensions

Blind Justice: The Problem With NHL Officiating

Lee C.J. Sobotka | April 4, 2015

In the current state of NHL officiating, if things continue as they currently are; someone is going to die on the ice.  It’s not a question of if, but when.  It’s…

Categories Pittsburgh Penguins

Ref Roundup: Rule Changes, Russian Ref, ‘Boom Boom’ Goes Ballistic

Josh Smith | March 19, 2015

With the NHL’s GMs wrapping up their meeting in Florida, a look at the proposed rule changes leads off this week’s Ref Roundup:   While there’s always concerns about the…

Categories News

Kings Controversial Goal Spoils Epic Series

Kenneth Laws | April 29, 2014

Let me say this first. The Kings absolutely deserve to be playing a Game 7. In no way do I believe that the Sharks deserved to win Game 6. But…

Categories News

The Absurdity of Criticizing NHL Officials

Andy Dudones | April 25, 2014

The lack of respect for NHL officials is appalling; and with the playoffs in full swing, no other group has served as the perfect scapegoat. While nobody is perfect, including…

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