Tortorella down in Tampa seems to be the most recent person to have met the wrath of Colin Campbell and the NHL for criticizing the officiating in a game against Atlanta last week. His comments are rumored to have cost him $10,000. I've seen some bad calls in my years of watching hockey, and it seems like saying something at a press conference is probably the most effective, albeit costly way to catch the league's attention. If I were a coach, I'd have a tough time biting my tongue with some of the poor calls that are made, especially if it cost me the game.
2007-11-25 19:43:43 · 7 answers · asked by Dr. Heat 2 in Sports ➔ Hockey
This is standard practice in all of the major sports. The players and coaches griping to the media does in fact get the league's attention, but not in any way that is going to help their team. Heck, I handle discipline for a high school league and we do not allow our coaches or players to trash our officials to the media. The difference is that they sit games in our league instead of cash.
The league reviews everything these days. If an official screwed up , they are going to hear about it, and if the screw ups are serious or regular enough, they will be dealt with without any help from the coaches, players or media.
2007-11-26 00:47:55 · answer #1 · answered by Lubers25 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The NHL has had a gag rule regarding what players and coaches and general managers say about officials for years.
Maurice Richard was fined for comments he made about Ed Chadwick in 1959
Pat Stapelton was fined for comments he made about Clarence Campbell in 1970
and so on through the years
Lubers brings up excellent points
In the last 6 years, at least one referee has been pulled from further playoff duty due to a missed call which the league feels 'could have made a difference at a pivotal point in a game'
Everything in professional sports is so heavily scrutinized these days that it is hard to screw up and get away with it.
2007-11-26 06:56:24 · answer #2 · answered by Like I'm Telling You Who I A 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It seems to me, they had to clamp down on coaches, et al. It was getting to the point some teams were using ref-bashing as an excuse for every loss.
Missed calls or phantom calls rarely have much of a bearing on games but it is easier for a coach to blame the ref than for him to accept the blame himself. Refs are human, they will botch the odd call. If you allow coaches to go off on a tirade over the legitimate botched calls, some coaches will stretch that liberty well past the intended boundry.
2007-11-26 11:05:13 · answer #3 · answered by cme 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I feel the same as you, but it is a standard policy for any league to have a gag rule. I know from experience that handling issues internally can be frustrating. But I would expect some backlash if I aired the problem publicly.
2007-11-26 04:25:38 · answer #4 · answered by Awesome Bill 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
they have it sealed tight lets screw everything up change the game completely and if anyone complains we will fine them
2007-11-26 09:40:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
partly was that he used foul language not just the comment itself
2007-11-26 05:04:02 · answer #6 · answered by bourgoise_10o 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to sleep :P
hehehehehe
2007-11-26 04:04:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋