Month: March 2020

Scouting the Refs Podcast: Ep.25 – Rule Changes: Thinking Outside the Trapezoid

Posted by Josh Smith | Mar 30, 2020 | Podcast

Rule changes are on deck in this week’s podcast — some straightforward and some a little more revolutionary, including one right out of the NBA rulebook.

Scouting the Refs Podcast: Ep.24 – Pausing the NHL Season, Referee Retirements, and an Icing Question from the Ref Mailbag

Posted by Josh Smith | Mar 26, 2020 | Podcast

The NHL season has officially been paused. Todd and Josh discuss the impacts to officials, including the four NHL guys set to hang up their skates at the end of the season, along with an icing question

Scouting the Refs Podcast: Ep.23 – High Sticks, Crossbars, and Diving into the Blue Paint on Goaltender Interference

Posted by Josh Smith | Mar 13, 2020 | Podcast

When is a high stick not a high stick? Todd and Josh tackle that, along with plenty of goaltender interference, why goalies aren’t ‘fair game’, and a little interference from the crossbar.

Rangers’ Lemieux Faces Player Safety Hearing for Donskoi Hit

Posted by Josh Smith | Mar 12, 2020 | News, NHL, Player Safety

New York Rangers forward Brendan Lemieux is awaiting a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety for his hit on Colorado Avalanche forward Joonas Donskoi.

NHL Refs Head Home, Season Suspended

Posted by Josh Smith | Mar 12, 2020 | News, NHL

No refs, no games. Apparently, both are true for the National Hockey League for the foreseeable future as the NHL looks to suspend its season as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic

Tonight’s NHL Referees and Linesmen – 3/12/2020

Posted by Josh Smith | Mar 12, 2020 | Tonight's Officials: NHL

Pending league announcement on upcoming games, here are the NHL Referees and Linesmen scheduled for Thursday, March 12, 2020

Tonight’s NHL Referees and Linesmen – 3/11/2020

Posted by Josh Smith | Mar 11, 2020 | Tonight's Officials: NHL

Wednesday’s NHL Referees and Linesmen for tonight’s five games, including the conclusion of the February 11 Blues/Ducks game that was stopped when St. Louis defenseman Jay Bouwmeester suffered a medical emergency

Tonight’s NHL Referees and Linesmen – 3/10/2020

Posted by Josh Smith | Mar 10, 2020 | Tonight's Officials: NHL

Here’s your National Hockey League officiating lineup for Tuesday, March 10. Tonight’s NHL Referees and Linesmen:

Tonight’s NHL Referees and Linesmen – 3/9/2020

Posted by Josh Smith | Mar 9, 2020 | Tonight's Officials: NHL

We’ve got five games on tonight’s National Hockey League schedule. Here are the ten referees and ten linesmen working the NHL games for Monday, March 9