TORONTO - They have been spat upon, cross-checked in the head and sucker-punched. They have suffered sexual and homophobic comments and been grabbed by the throat.
Players have fired pucks at them and parents have threatened them, sometimes making good on their violent promises.
Those are just some of the abuse listed by hockey referees — almost all from Ontario amateur leagues — who took part in a survey whose findings are published in the Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine.
The...
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Written by Susan Lulgjuraj - Press of Atlantic City
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ATLANTIC CITY - The off-ice officials who work Boardwalk Hall during hockey games clear their schedule when they know a game is coming town.
Ice hockey events have been few here in recent years. Boardwalk Hall hosted a total of seven college and minor-league games in 2011. The off-ice officials want to get every opportunity to be in the arena either working as a goal judge, timekeeper or scorer.
They've waited for the American Hockey League All-Star Classic to arrive at Boardwalk Hall. The...
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Written by Harvey Fialkov, Sun Sentinel
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Every game starts with one and often playoff games hinge on which center won the final faceoff.
Yet winning a faceoff is a thankless task that's vastly underappreciated among the most rabid hockey fans. The leading goal-scorers may get the lucrative contracts and glory, but it's the faceoff kings that get them the puck.
Panthers center Stephen Weiss is fifth in the league with 359 faceoffs won (54.2 percent) and that's why coach Kevin Dineen has him on the power play and penalty kill, as...
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The NHL has announced the officials for the 2012 Tim Hortons NHL All Star Game.
The referees are Eric Furlatt and Tim Peel, the linesmen are Derek Amell and Brad Kovachik. |
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Written by Deborah Francisco - NHL.com
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There's a reason that 15,000 of Hockey Canada's 35,000 registered officials are under the age of 16 -- officiating hockey is a great way for players to see the game with new eyes.
The benefits of youth players learning to officiate are threefold: it gives them a new perspective on the game, it teaches them life skills and it's a way for them to give back to the hockey community.
"The game needs officials, we need good officials, and those are people that often come from a background of...
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