Day: July 22, 2016

Referee Garrett Rank has stepped up his game on the links. Now he’ll be taking a big step up on the ice. The NHL has reportedly promoted Rank to full-time referee.  He spent the past season splitting time between the NHL and the AHL.  The 28-year-old official received the news on Wednesday. Rank, who recently repeated as the Canadian Mid-Amateur Champion, is currently playing at the RBC Canadian Open.    Rank made his NHL debut on January 15, 2015, working a game between the Minnesota Wild and Buffalo Sabres. He was joined on the ice by referee Paul Devorski and...