Just a minute ago, the Ref lost sight of a puck that would have been a valid goal in the Vancouver- Hurricanes game. the puck did go in, but the ref blew it. Can we give goal judges authority on these calls again so that there is some mechanism for recourse if a ref does something idiotic?
BTW, LITY, do you have Wes McCauley's address?
2007-10-22 13:12:18 · 6 answers · asked by The Big Box 6 in Sports ➔ Hockey
Ah, never mind, I finally got to see it when i finally got a sopcast feed. It looked different then it was described at first. they're right, it shouldn't' have been a goal.
Of course, had the game turned out differently...
2007-10-22 14:43:43 · update #1
The goal judges never had authority, they just pressed a button as soon as they saw a puck cross the line. The referee could always overrule them as it was.
Every single play in every single game is reviewed in Toronto. They can overrule it.
With respect to the play you are talking about, I didn't think it was a goal, the ref didn't think it was a goal. and Toronto didn't think it was a goal. Even had a goal judge hit the light, the referee would have overruled it.
Wes McCauley can't be written to. You can only write to his boss (Stephen Walkom).
c/o Stephen Walkom
National Hockey League - Hockey Operations
50 Bay Street , 11th Floor
Toronto, Ontario
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2007-10-22 14:23:42 · answer #1 · answered by Like I'm Telling You Who I A 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The goal judges never had the authority, the referees did. Prior to instant replay, they would discuss what took place with the goal judge on occasion and make their decision but the final decision was still made by the referee.
If anything it is easier for the referee now with the 4 official system. They no longer are required to skate 200 feet from goal line to goal line. There is really no reason for them to be out of position. With that said, even when they are in position, unfortunately, sometimes they (we) hit our whistles too quickly and it sometimes will cost a team a goal.
Puck: Technically they are NHL employees but they were always people living in the home town of the team. They collect their pay checks from the NHL though. They are typically local amateur referees. You may remember a controversy that occurred about 10 years ago. There was a situation in Montreal where the scorekeeper forgot to stop the clock at the whistle during a playoff game. Based on the rumor you stated, they shipped a friend of mine from Philly to Montreal for the next game resulting in his one and only appearance on ESPN.
2007-10-22 13:23:10 · answer #2 · answered by Lubers25 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think they should review every single goal to determine if it is good or not the same thing happend with the red wings and the phoenix coyotes, it clearly went in and that was a stupid call on the refs part to give holmstrom a penalty for goaltender interference when he was not even in the crease and the ref called off the goal.
2007-10-22 13:38:27 · answer #3 · answered by ReD wInGs FaN 1528 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No way. Technically those guys were club employees so how can they be trusted? Why do you think minor officials from other rinks were used during the playoffs in the old days?
There were stories that the Habs time keeper could speed up the clock whenever the Habs had a penalty and slow it down when they were on the PP. Never proven but still fun old hockey lore.
The old I blew the whistle bit always works. Tough luck.
2007-10-22 13:22:11 · answer #4 · answered by PuckDat 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
There was talk of doing away with them for the seats.
2007-10-22 13:33:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you;re blind and deaf, you must be a ref!
If you had one more eye, you would be a cyclops!
2007-10-22 13:33:08 · answer #6 · answered by Laura B 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋