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The Latest From The Dean Warren Hearing
by Paul on 10/09/09 at 08:26 AM ET
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from Robert Cribb of the Toronto Star,
Prior to Walkom’s term as director of officiating, all officials were given as many as 20 game assessments, written by supervisors attending their games over the course of a season, Warren’s lawyers said.
Since Walkom’s appointment to the director’s position, officials have been given only a mid-season performance review and, in some cases, an end-of-season review, according to officials interviewed by the Star and testimony in the hearing.
“It’s like they’re running a dictatorship where they don’t have to be accountable for their actions,” said Dave Newell, former NHL official and officiating supervisor until three years ago when he was fired by Walkom for reasons he said were never provided by the league.
During that time, he said his own assessments of Warren’s abilities were “99 per cent extremely positive.”
“I hate to see what they’re doing to him. I know, because they did it to me.”
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