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Friday, May 8, 2009
McPhee Is Unhappy With Officiating in Series
McPhee Is Unhappy With Officiating in Series
PITTSBURGH, May 7 -- Washington Capitals General Manager George McPhee is not one to seek the spotlight. But on Thursday he did, going before cameras and microphones to voice his displeasure with the officiating in his team's second-round series with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The Capitals lead Pittsburgh, two games to one, but the Penguins have enjoyed 17 power plays to the Capitals' nine. In Pittsburgh's 3-2 victory Wednesday, the Penguins had a 7-2 edge in power plays, and, at one point, six straight penalties were called against the Capitals, the most penalized team in the playoffs.
The Penguins scored once on the power play and took 12 of their 42 shots while enjoying the man advantage in Game 3.
"I was disappointed with the officiating last night," said McPhee, who made the comments knowing he could face a stiff fine from the league for commenting about the officials. "One team gets seven power plays and the other team gets two; it's hard to win that game. Your defense is tired, your role players are tired from killing penalties all night, and your top players don't get on the ice as much as they'd like to."
McPhee said he was disappointed with two calls in particular: slashing infractions assessed to goaltender Simeon Varlamov and defenseman Mike Green. McPhee also mentioned Chris Kunitz's slash to the neck of Varlamov in Game 2. No penalty was called on Kunitz, but the Penguins' forward was later fined by the league.
In the second period Wednesday, Varlamov was whistled for slashing Evgeni Malkin with his stick moments after Malkin had made contact with the goalie in his crease. No penalty was assessed to Malkin. Earlier in the period, Green was sent to the penalty box for slashing Penguins center Jordan Staal after receiving a heavy hit in the Washington zone.
"Some penalties you deserve, and some of them shouldn't be called in an NHL playoff game," McPhee said.
Washington has been assessed 57 minor penalties this postseason, 10 more than any other team entering Thursday's games. The team was also among the most penalized teams in the regular season, taking the seventh-most minor penalties.
PITTSBURGH, May 7 -- Washington Capitals General Manager George McPhee is not one to seek the spotlight. But on Thursday he did, going before cameras and microphones to voice his displeasure with the officiating in his team's second-round series with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The Capitals lead Pittsburgh, two games to one, but the Penguins have enjoyed 17 power plays to the Capitals' nine. In Pittsburgh's 3-2 victory Wednesday, the Penguins had a 7-2 edge in power plays, and, at one point, six straight penalties were called against the Capitals, the most penalized team in the playoffs.
The Penguins scored once on the power play and took 12 of their 42 shots while enjoying the man advantage in Game 3.
"I was disappointed with the officiating last night," said McPhee, who made the comments knowing he could face a stiff fine from the league for commenting about the officials. "One team gets seven power plays and the other team gets two; it's hard to win that game. Your defense is tired, your role players are tired from killing penalties all night, and your top players don't get on the ice as much as they'd like to."
McPhee said he was disappointed with two calls in particular: slashing infractions assessed to goaltender Simeon Varlamov and defenseman Mike Green. McPhee also mentioned Chris Kunitz's slash to the neck of Varlamov in Game 2. No penalty was called on Kunitz, but the Penguins' forward was later fined by the league.
In the second period Wednesday, Varlamov was whistled for slashing Evgeni Malkin with his stick moments after Malkin had made contact with the goalie in his crease. No penalty was assessed to Malkin. Earlier in the period, Green was sent to the penalty box for slashing Penguins center Jordan Staal after receiving a heavy hit in the Washington zone.
"Some penalties you deserve, and some of them shouldn't be called in an NHL playoff game," McPhee said.
Washington has been assessed 57 minor penalties this postseason, 10 more than any other team entering Thursday's games. The team was also among the most penalized teams in the regular season, taking the seventh-most minor penalties.
Monday, April 13, 2009
very cool NHL forum
Check out a new hockey forum I found called NHL Arena. This forum lets you bounce around to any NHL team you want. Very cool idea.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
NHL referee Don Koharski works final game
TAMPA, Fla. (AP)—Don Koharski is ready for his next challenge.
The veteran referee completed a 32-year on-ice NHL career in Thursday night’s game between the Washington Capitals and the Tampa Bay Lightning.
“I’m ready,” Koharski said before the game. “I just finished my last road trip, four games in eight days. At about day six of the road trip, I said, ‘Yeah, I made the right decision.”’
The 53-year-old Koharski is expected to join NHL management to work with and recruit on-ice officials.
“There’s some opportunities knocking at the door for me, and I think I can make a difference off the ice,” Koharski said. “I just seen a window of opportunity to help our guys that are going to get an opportunity now to take it to the next level. I want to be part of that.”
Koharski, who lives in Dade City, expected his final game to be tough from an emotional standpoint.
“It’s been my whole life,” Koharski said. “Somebody said to me, if you happen to hear the announcement, ‘you have one-minute to play in the third period,’ what are my thoughts going to be at that time. I said ‘well, there’s one minute left in my on-ice career.’ This gruff old guy wears his emotions on his sleeve.”
Around 120 family members and friends were expected to watch Koharski’s final game.
Koharski worked in the World Hockey Association before appearing in his first NHL game as a linesman on Oct. 14, 1977. His first contest as a referee was Nov, 18, 1981.
Highlights for Koharski include his first Stanley Cup final and working the 1987 Canada Cup final between Canada and the Soviet Union, in which the Russians asked for him to be the referee.
“I just look at where the world hockey and international hockey is since that day, and realize the best officials are from the National Hockey League,” Koharski said. “The world accepted that the best officials are from the National Hockey League and it opened up a lot of doors. I’m pretty proud of that.”
Koharski was involved in an infamous moment during the 1988 playoffs when New Jersey coach Jim Schoenfeld waited for him after a game and told the ref to “have another doughnut.”
“I wish Schonie was here tonight,” Koharski said. “In Carolina, he called me over and wished me good luck. Schonie is a good guy.”
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=ap-koharski-finalgame&prov=ap&type=lgns
The veteran referee completed a 32-year on-ice NHL career in Thursday night’s game between the Washington Capitals and the Tampa Bay Lightning.
“I’m ready,” Koharski said before the game. “I just finished my last road trip, four games in eight days. At about day six of the road trip, I said, ‘Yeah, I made the right decision.”’
The 53-year-old Koharski is expected to join NHL management to work with and recruit on-ice officials.
“There’s some opportunities knocking at the door for me, and I think I can make a difference off the ice,” Koharski said. “I just seen a window of opportunity to help our guys that are going to get an opportunity now to take it to the next level. I want to be part of that.”
Koharski, who lives in Dade City, expected his final game to be tough from an emotional standpoint.
“It’s been my whole life,” Koharski said. “Somebody said to me, if you happen to hear the announcement, ‘you have one-minute to play in the third period,’ what are my thoughts going to be at that time. I said ‘well, there’s one minute left in my on-ice career.’ This gruff old guy wears his emotions on his sleeve.”
Around 120 family members and friends were expected to watch Koharski’s final game.
Koharski worked in the World Hockey Association before appearing in his first NHL game as a linesman on Oct. 14, 1977. His first contest as a referee was Nov, 18, 1981.
Highlights for Koharski include his first Stanley Cup final and working the 1987 Canada Cup final between Canada and the Soviet Union, in which the Russians asked for him to be the referee.
“I just look at where the world hockey and international hockey is since that day, and realize the best officials are from the National Hockey League,” Koharski said. “The world accepted that the best officials are from the National Hockey League and it opened up a lot of doors. I’m pretty proud of that.”
Koharski was involved in an infamous moment during the 1988 playoffs when New Jersey coach Jim Schoenfeld waited for him after a game and told the ref to “have another doughnut.”
“I wish Schonie was here tonight,” Koharski said. “In Carolina, he called me over and wished me good luck. Schonie is a good guy.”
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=ap-koharski-finalgame&prov=ap&type=lgns
Monday, April 6, 2009
New Ref You Suck! shirts and hoodies are here!
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Hoodies are $25 (Hanes 50/50 black only) Shipping is $8
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Mens shirts are $14 (Hanes beefy-t 100% cotton, black only) shipping is $5
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Sunday, February 22, 2009
Ducks again running afoul of referees
Somebody other than Ducks fans actually noticed this? It's about time.
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Ducks again running afoul of referees
February 22nd, 2009, 9:05 am · Post a Comment · posted by Dan Wood, Staff writer
As widely respected hockey journalist Michael Farber of Sports Illustrated reported earlier this month, the Ducks requested and received a Feb. 3 meeting with Stephen Walkom, the NHL’s director of officiating, to try to better understand their ongoing propensity for repeated trips to the penalty box.
Over the next six games, power-play chances for the Ducks and their opponents were relatively even. The Ducks enjoyed 23 man-advantage opportunities, to 25 for the opposition, with the Ducks having the edge in two games, the opponent having the edge in two and two being even.
That trend changed dramatically in Friday’s 5-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings and Saturday’s 5-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
After the Ducks gained the first power play, and scored on it, in Detroit, the Red Wings received the next five, capitalizing twice to help seize a 4-1 lead. In the third period, long after the issue had been decided, the Ducks had three power-play chances, making the final count 5-4 in favor of Detroit but doing nothing to even up the impact of the earlier calls.
The Ducks received two of the first three power-play opportunities in Columbus, scoring on the first, but the remaining seven in the game went to the Blue Jackets. It’s astounding, really, how any NHL team could get seven consecutive power-play chances against any other NHL team. Action just isn’t that one-sided.
“We could argue those points until we’re blue in the face because we have ample video to show there are things that are happening, but this is not the time or the place to do that,” Ducks coach Randy Carlyle said after the game in Columbus.
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see that the Ducks typically commit more penalties than their opposition, many of them less-than-intelligent infractions, to say the least. It is also becoming increasingly obvious, however, that past deeds continue to haunt the Ducks because referees, subconsciously or not, take the team’s reputation into account when making calls.
An incident early in the second period Saturday was particularly difficult to understand. Ducks right wing Corey Perry and Blue Jackets left wing Kristian Huselius took seemingly equal shots at each other, but somehow Perry wound up with a double-minor and Huselius merely two minutes, putting Columbus on the power play.
“Four minutes for roughing?” Perry asked. “I have no idea. I really don’t.”
Neither do any of the rest of the Ducks, but they won’t say anything publicly for fear of fines or other league-imposed discipline.
The NHL, meanwhile, will never discuss such matters — just as the league wouldn’t discuss what was the difference between Perry receiving a four-game suspension for elbowing Philadelphia Flyers rookie Claude Giroux in January, and Calgary Flames defenseman Dion Phaneuf receiving no punishment for an elbow to the head of Ducks rookie center Andrew Ebbett in February.
No one but the Ducks, of course, cares about any of this, but any objective observer can’t help but wonder exactly what in the name of Officer Koharski is going on here.
source:
http://ducks. freedomblogging. com/2009/02/22/ducks-again-running-afoul-of-referees/7239/
brian
refyousuck!
Ducks again running afoul of referees
February 22nd, 2009, 9:05 am · Post a Comment · posted by Dan Wood, Staff writer
As widely respected hockey journalist Michael Farber of Sports Illustrated reported earlier this month, the Ducks requested and received a Feb. 3 meeting with Stephen Walkom, the NHL’s director of officiating, to try to better understand their ongoing propensity for repeated trips to the penalty box.
Over the next six games, power-play chances for the Ducks and their opponents were relatively even. The Ducks enjoyed 23 man-advantage opportunities, to 25 for the opposition, with the Ducks having the edge in two games, the opponent having the edge in two and two being even.
That trend changed dramatically in Friday’s 5-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings and Saturday’s 5-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
After the Ducks gained the first power play, and scored on it, in Detroit, the Red Wings received the next five, capitalizing twice to help seize a 4-1 lead. In the third period, long after the issue had been decided, the Ducks had three power-play chances, making the final count 5-4 in favor of Detroit but doing nothing to even up the impact of the earlier calls.
The Ducks received two of the first three power-play opportunities in Columbus, scoring on the first, but the remaining seven in the game went to the Blue Jackets. It’s astounding, really, how any NHL team could get seven consecutive power-play chances against any other NHL team. Action just isn’t that one-sided.
“We could argue those points until we’re blue in the face because we have ample video to show there are things that are happening, but this is not the time or the place to do that,” Ducks coach Randy Carlyle said after the game in Columbus.
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see that the Ducks typically commit more penalties than their opposition, many of them less-than-intelligent infractions, to say the least. It is also becoming increasingly obvious, however, that past deeds continue to haunt the Ducks because referees, subconsciously or not, take the team’s reputation into account when making calls.
An incident early in the second period Saturday was particularly difficult to understand. Ducks right wing Corey Perry and Blue Jackets left wing Kristian Huselius took seemingly equal shots at each other, but somehow Perry wound up with a double-minor and Huselius merely two minutes, putting Columbus on the power play.
“Four minutes for roughing?” Perry asked. “I have no idea. I really don’t.”
Neither do any of the rest of the Ducks, but they won’t say anything publicly for fear of fines or other league-imposed discipline.
The NHL, meanwhile, will never discuss such matters — just as the league wouldn’t discuss what was the difference between Perry receiving a four-game suspension for elbowing Philadelphia Flyers rookie Claude Giroux in January, and Calgary Flames defenseman Dion Phaneuf receiving no punishment for an elbow to the head of Ducks rookie center Andrew Ebbett in February.
No one but the Ducks, of course, cares about any of this, but any objective observer can’t help but wonder exactly what in the name of Officer Koharski is going on here.
source:
http://ducks. freedomblogging. com/2009/02/22/ducks-again-running-afoul-of-referees/7239/
Thursday, February 12, 2009
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Click on the banner below to check out a cool ref bashing feature at the Washington Post website.
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