![]() The good referees– the great referees– have a feel for the game.” As an officiating crew, and ever since we’ve gone to the two-referee system, there are times in a game when the two referees consult with one another about the flow of the game, the requirements that each game needs. Kerry Fraser, Retired NHL Referee: “There are so many hot mics around in a rink now that officials can’t have any sort of private conversation, because somebody’s always listening. They have a very tough job to do.” Referees Our staff, our players, our organization and the other ones I’ve been in have a tremendous amount of respect for them. ![]() Todd McLellan, Head Coach of the Los Angeles Kings: “There are probably no better officials than what we have in the NHL in comparison to any other sport, and I’m not discrediting any other sport. There’s times when they’ll make mistakes, and they want to right the mistakes.” From our perspective, it probably doesn’t matter how I feel about it, in general but the referees are employees of the league, and rather than me comment, I think it’s an issue that the league will have to take care of.”īarry Trotz, Head Coach of the New York Islanders: “They’re human. John Hynes, Head Coach of the Nashville Predators: “I think the situation is what it is. It’s just the nature of competitive sports.” I think that the nature of reffing is there’s going to be human error involved in it… no matter what, when you’re playing in a competitive environment, and it’s heated and both teams want to win, you’re going to think that you got the wrong end of a call sometimes. In baseball, you have a strike zone where you can look at that. Zach Hyman, Toronto Maple Leafs Forward: “It happens in all sports. I hope that’s not something that goes on with more officials, but there’s definitely nights when you’re skeptical of it, for sure.” We were watching and were like, ‘What the heck was that? That wasn’t even close to a penalty.’ That was bizarre. If one team is earning power plays, you can’t punish them because the other team is not, you know what I’m saying? That call was not a good call on (Arvidsson). I’ve always been frustrated when I see even-up calls or stuff like that. “I don’t think there’s a place in hockey for that. That could happen, right? That is not out of the realm of possibility, right?” Imagine the scenario where they score on that power play, we lose the game and we miss the playoffs by one point. ![]() The crazy part is he was talking to (Predators forward Filip) Forsberg in that clip, and he told our bench that, so I mean, really bizarre. It was his last year, anyway, so I think that’s maybe why they let him go rather than maybe suspending him or fining him. ![]() Matt Duchene, Nashville Predators Forward: “Yeah, I saw that whole thing. Here are a few of their reactions, via this article but The Athletic’s Adam Vingan. Numerous players, coaches, and even a former referee from around the league have commented on the incident as well. The Predators have declined to comment since news of the punishment broke, but one player (who is currently on the IR and did not play last night) spoke on his own this morning, and head coach John Hynes spoke last night. It didn’t take long for news of this incident to spread. Player, Coach, and Former Referee Reactions to the Tim Peel Firing His final game was scheduled for April 24th. ![]() Tim Peel, 53, planned to retire at the end of this season. Referee Tim Peel no longer will be working NHL games now or in the future. You can find the NHL’s statement on the Peel firing below. Few understood it at the time, but now it all makes sense. About two and a half minutes prior, Peel had called a weak tripping penalty on Nashville’s Viktor Arvidsson. Those words, spoken during last night’s game between the Nashville Predators and the Detroit Red Wings, are what got veteran NHL referee Tim Peel fired this morning after they were caught on a hot mic. “There wasn’t much, but I wanted to get a f***ing penalty against Nashville early”. ![]()
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