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NHL Brings In The Experienced On-Ice Officials For Pens/Bruins Game
by Paul on 03/17/10 at 01:11 PM ET
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via Fluto Shinzawa of the Bruins Blog at the Boston Globe,
Bill McCreary and Stephen Walkom will be the referees for tomorrow’s Bruins-Penguins rematch. Brian Murphy and Tony Sericolo will be the linesmen.
Entering 2009-10, McCreary had been a referee for 1,597 games, second-most on the active list behind Kerry Fraser (1,828). Walkom was the NHL’s director of officiating for four seasons before returning to the ice this year.
Before this season, Murphy had 1,207 NHL games on his resume, sixth-most among active linesmen. Sericolo had worked in 664 games entering this year.
With these assignments, the NHL is sending a message that players will be under close watch tomorrow.
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This wouldn’t have been necessary if they had made the correct decision in the first place.
Posted by Graf from A2 on 03/17/10 at 01:35 PM ET
Sucks for the B’s. Every move they make will be scrutinized. I anticipate alot of borderline calls going the Pen’s way. But that’s business as usual.
Posted by WingsFanInBeanLand from Lidstrom's head telling him 1 more year on 03/17/10 at 01:38 PM ET
If they don’t want the game to get out of hand, Campbell and/or Bettman should probably be in the building. Think Bettman was at the next Flyers/Sens game after that all-out brawl a few years back.
Then again, as Graf said, there was already a much simpler way to defuse this.
Posted by steve on 03/17/10 at 01:41 PM ET
With these assignments, the NHL is sending a message that players will be under close watch tomorrow.
And also sending the message that anywhere in the league, the first time something happens the average inept referee will miss it.
Posted by MarkK from Maryland on 03/17/10 at 01:45 PM ET
This wouldn’t have been necessary if they had made the correct decision in the first place.
Amen to that!
Absolutely this could have been dealt with already. It will be interesting to see how the NHL handles the next head shot - if the rules are not changed by then…
Posted by WingMan from The Q C on 03/17/10 at 01:57 PM ET
Sucks for the B’s. Every move they make will be scrutinized. I anticipate alot of borderline calls going the Pen’s way. But that’s business as usual.
I anticipate that the ignorance of Red Wings fans will run a perpetual motion machine one day.
Posted by Moq from Denmark on 03/17/10 at 01:58 PM ET
ready for some fisticufs
Posted by ME on 03/17/10 at 02:03 PM ET
I anticipate that the ignorance of Red Wings fans will run a perpetual motion machine one day.
Nah…it’s from all the static created by our tin foil hats.
Posted by 42jeff from Minot, North Dakota on 03/17/10 at 02:09 PM ET
I anticipate that the ignorance of Red Wings fans will run a perpetual motion machine one day.
It does—Kulkas Korner
Posted by Mr Deez on 03/17/10 at 03:23 PM ET
Sucks for the B’s. Every move they make will be scrutinized. I anticipate alot of borderline calls going the Pen’s way. But that’s business as usual.
Posted by WingsFanInBeanLand from Earth. on 03/17/10 at 02:38 PM ET
And they wonder why people think they’re the whiniest bunch in hockey (fans)...bordering on Bruce Boudreau territory.
Posted by Greg on 03/17/10 at 04:13 PM ET
I anticipate that the ignorance of Red Wings fans will run a perpetual motion machine one day.
Posted by Moq from Denmark on 03/17/10 at 02:58 PM ET
So who’s obssessed with whom now?
Posted by Primis on 03/17/10 at 04:32 PM ET
Very interesting avatar. LOL
Posted by Lindas1st from New England on 03/17/10 at 05:27 PM ET
Babcock looks so happy there doesn’t he??? I realized what i was doing putting that picture up, but in all honesty, it wasn’t to poke fun at wings fans, for all the competitiveness on the ice, and shots fired back and forth between fans on here, it was cool how they all worked so well together and came out with the Gold in the end.
Posted by Greg on 03/17/10 at 04:34 PM ET
Campbell will be at the game. He confirmed it on NHL Live.
Posted by pensfan29 on 03/17/10 at 04:35 PM ET
So who’s obssessed with whom now?
Posted by Primis
No, you are!
(Just skipping a few exchanges ahead. Think of it as “FlashForward” with a plot.)
Posted by Moq from Denmark on 03/17/10 at 04:59 PM ET
You could bring back the late John McCauley for this game, but it won’t prevent somebody from doing something stupid. If the Bruins are intent on retribution, and I think they are, there is not much you can do but throw people out after the fact.
During the Probert /Domi rematch in MSG, the talk for days was the commish was going to be there as was the supervisor of officials. Didn’t matter, those two were going to battle.
Posted by Down River Dan on 03/17/10 at 06:14 PM ET
If they had competent refs at the first game none of this would be necessary. Cooke would have gotten a 5 minute major and been suspended for 5 or 6 games. Plus the Bruins might have won with the 5 minute PP to end the game. As it is they have made themselves look stupid and screwed the Bruins as well. Now they will try to screw the Bruins again to save the NHL’s favorite team the Pens. The Pens are getting smoked pretty often these days so the NHL better do something…...
Posted by kevin from boston on 03/17/10 at 08:06 PM ET
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Every game I’ve seen Walkom officiate since his return has been a mess - inconsistent, and a lot has been let go, particularly obstruction. So I’m not sure he helps. The bigger point is of course that the NHL has declared open season for shots to the head, so the refs are constrained in what they can call. If there’s a similar type of play and the refs call something, it just makes the NHL look like an even bigger joke, particularly if Campbell uses the penalty as justification for a suspension.
Posted by Dan from Pittsburgh, PA on 03/17/10 at 01:17 PM ET