What the hell is happening?
https://twitter.com/GopherPuckLive/status/1763977834693878105?s=20
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On the front angle it appears that the Ohio State player raises his elbow and catches the guy with his stick and elbow. I am guessing that is why it was called.
As bad as I've thought some of the reviews on Gopher/opponent goals have been recently (not last night, that one I was OK with), this call is absolutely absurd and so much worse. I get looking out for player safety, but, if you're skating and someone runs into you form behind with their face, that's not a penalty on you.
B1G refs... corrupt, or just incompetent?
What the hell is happening?
https://twitter.com/GopherPuckLive/status/1763977834693878105?s=20
I figured when Bob challenged the goal in the 2nd MN would somehow end up with a Major penalty.
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I've got to be honest, given how many of these reviews change the direction and possibly even the outcome of a game, it feels like it's either to the point of corruption, or need to replace the entire officiating staff due to complete inability to learn the rules.What the hell is happening?
https://twitter.com/GopherPuckLive/status/1763977834693878105?s=20
I figured when Bob challenged the goal in the 2nd MN would somehow end up with a Major penalty.
B1G refs... corrupt, or just incompetent?
On the front angle it appears that the Ohio State player raises his elbow and catches the guy with his stick and elbow. I am guessing that is why it was called.
There’s nothing there to call.
Keep your stick on the ice...
On the front angle it appears that the Ohio State player raises his elbow and catches the guy with his stick and elbow. I am guessing that is why it was called.
I personally think that it is a natural reaction to raise your elbow in reacting to getting hit and not knowing it is coming. The PSU player ran in to him. Plain and simple.
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I know that I have said this before, but it has been a while since I watched an NCAA game where the officials could even keep up with the game. They are so overmatched that it's getting hard to watch.I've got to be honest, given how many of these reviews change the direction and possibly even the outcome of a game, it feels like it's either to the point of corruption, or need to replace the entire officiating staff due to complete inability to learn the rules.What the hell is happening?
https://twitter.com/GopherPuckLive/status/1763977834693878105?s=20
I figured when Bob challenged the goal in the 2nd MN would somehow end up with a Major penalty.
Making that PSU/OSU call during live action should get an official reprimanded. Not overturning that call after video review should get an official fired
Was it the official at our game in wisco by chance?
I'm working my last game of the 2023-24 season on Saturday. Here are my stats and observations from year 2 of officiating:
77 games worked
17 Levels worked (10UB2, 10UB, 10UA, SQC, SQB2, SQB, SQA, 12UB2, 12UB, 12UA, PWC, PWB2, PWB, 15UB, 15A, BNC, BNB2)
4 dickhead coaches. The worst one was in a GIRLS 10UB GAME (I wish I was kidding). Fortunately, it feels like coaches were a lot better this year than last year. Or maybe I just improved as an official?
Favorite levels to officiate: Girls 12UA, 15UA, 15UB. Players are polite. Very few (if any) chippiness or BS after the whistle.
Least favorite levels to officiate: SQC, SQB2. Terrible skaters who constantly fall and take others down with them. Coaches think everything is a penalty. Squirt games are some of the hardest for me to officiate, and they also pay the worst. I do enjoy working SQA games though.
Just a self-aware personal observation, but I tend to have a higher tolerance for physical play than most referees. I don't make a lot of ticky-tack calls. My philosophy is call the obvious stuff that everyone sees, call the stuff that impacts scoring chances, and call the dangerous stuff. Otherwise, I tend to let 'em play. I think most coaches appreciate that. I worked 4 games this year with one particular ref who calls EVERYTHING, and all 4 games turned into a clown show. I think those games averaged 10+ penalties per game, with me calling 1-2 and this partner calling 8+. Coaches were furious at my partner in every one of those games. "The Code" says you have your partner's back out there on the ice, but privately I agreed with the coaches. He made the games miserable to work. Nobody was happy, and the games took forever to finish. I'd rather let too much go than be that ref who calls everything.
And yeah... If you read my post from about a month ago, I'm in a much better place now. I started a new 9-5 job in mid-February, so I'm actually getting paid to ref again.