Season 7, Episode 5
October 17, 2025

On this week’s #RefsPodcast:

  • Author Don Weekes joins Todd and Josh to discuss his new book Hockey Hall of Fame Timeline of the Game: 150 Years of Hockey Stories
  • Referee Michael Markovic has a ‘Steve Harvey’ moment after he announces the wrong call – and immediately corrects it – at Panthers vs. Devils
  • Vancouver Canucks defenseman Tyler Myers fined for slashing Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid right in the twig and berries
  • Utah Mammoth blueliner Ian Cole picks up a fine for a dangerous trip on the Nashville Predators’ Steven Stamkos.
  • Ottawa Senators goaltender Linus Ullmark flashes the leather for a glove save on Evan Rodrigues of the Florida Panthers only to drop the puck right into his own net. We break down the continuous play rule.
  • The refs eventually sort out which member of the Toronto Maple Leafs – Auston Matthews or Simon Benoit – was responsible for putting the puck over the glass
  • Bum rap as Thomas Chabot picks up a high sticking penalty – that stands after review – when it was Florida’s Eetu Luostarinen
  • Nashville’s Ozzy Wiesblatt gets away with a dangerous play after he shoves the Leafs’ Easton Cowan into the goal cage.
  • Goaltender intereference is back! We check out a lenghty review from Sens/Preds and a controversial call from Philadelphia Flyers vs. Carolina Hurricanes that saw Freddie Andersen shove Travis Sanheim in the goal crease.
  • In the KHL, a video goal judge is fired after getting the goal call wrong.

 

 

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The Scouting The Refs Podcast is a weekly look at the world of officiating and player safety within the National Hockey League, AHL, ECHL, and other leagues around the world. We’ll break down the calls and the rules behind them to help understand why a penalty or suspension was – or wasn’t – handed out. 

Todd Lewis is a veteran broadcaster covering the NHL and other major league sports. Lewis is a former host on the NHL Network and on NHL Network Radio. He’s also worked for TSN, Sportsnet as a host/anchor and is a producer of other programs. 

Josh Smith is the managing editor of Scouting the Refs, the leading independent site related to hockey officiating which follows hockey officials across the NHL, AHL, ECHL, and other leagues around the world, including news, rule changes and interpretations, suspensions, and statistics on officials and penalty calls.