ESPN’s Wyshynski: How to Fix Playoff Officiating
ESPN’s Greg Wyshynski took a crack at breaking down playoff officiating — including some ways to fix it. We were happy to weigh in on the conversation
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Category: Ref Reading
Quebec’s St. Pierre Gives Back to Community
National Hockey League referee Justin St. Pierre spent the summer giving back to young officials in his home province of Quebec
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Abbotsford Referee Brayden Stewart Officiates Canucks Scrimmage
The Vancouver Canucks invited a quartet of BC Hockey officials to work their camp scrimmage on September 24: Referees Brayden Stewart and Connor McCracken with linesmen Brayden Cameron and Arian Khayam.
Read MoreBrooks: NHL officials aren’t even trying to enforce rule standards
From the NY Post’s Larry Brooks: There is no excuse for the NHL’s dereliction of duty in overseeing and supervising the playoffs…
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Down Goes Brown On Why Refs Can’t “Call It By The Book”
The Athletic’s Sean McIndoe took a deep dive into some rules that might have some unintended consequences if they truly were called ‘by the book.’
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QMJHL’s Tanner Doiron Turns to Officiating
Linesman Tanner Doiron, at 19 the youngest linesman in the QMJHL, has his sights set on the NHL.
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Referee Cody Lang Makes NCAA Division I Debut at Bowling Green vs. Robert Morris
Bowling Green’s Cody Lang will make his NCAA Division I officiating debut as Bowling Green State University takes on Robert Morris
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Northern Ontario Hockey Association Toughens Up on Official Abuse by Fans
Every referee has had to deal with shouts from frustrated parents. One organization in Ontario is...
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Wes McCauley, NHL’s Best Ref, Goes By His Own Book
Steve Whyno’s latest on NHL referee Wes McCauley talks about his status as the league’s top ref, handling bad calls, and what players and coaches think of #4 in stripes
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Ref Reading: Erie woman earns way to top as hockey official
From GoErie.com comes a feature on Jess Vybiral, Erie’s lone female hockey referee rising up the officiating ranks.
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Referee Jon McIsaac Made Many Stops on Road to NHL
Currently in his second season as a full-time NHL referee, Nova Scotia’s Jon McIsaac looks back at the path he’s taken to make it to the show.
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NHL Referee Justin St. Pierre Talks Criticism, Communication, Camp
Referee Justin St. Pierre, in his twelfth season in the National Hockey League, talked about handling criticism, on-ice communication, and the importance of developing young officials in his new summer refereeing camp
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