Scouting The Refs follows hockey officials across the NHL, AHL, ECHL, and other leagues around the world, including news, rule changes and interpretations, suspensions, and statistics on officials and penalty calls. Todd Lewis is a veteran broadcaster covering the NHL and other major league sports; a former host on the NHL Network and on NHL Network Radio, he’s also worked for TSN and Sportsnet as a host/anchor. Josh Smith is the founder of Scouting the Refs, the leading independent resource…
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That's a rap on the 2025-26 NHL season, as the Carolina Hurricanes claimed the Stanley Cup in Game 6 over the Vegas Golden Knights. Wrapping up: Referee Golfin' Garrett Rank takes a tumble Canes' Jason Blake gets called for tripping. A marginal tripping call? In the Stanley Cup Final? Tomas Hertl pushes the puck to win a draw. "You can't do that," says Rule 67 (and liney Trent Knorr, who saw it…
The NHL Stanley Cup Final is in full swing! This week: No call on Golden Knights' Eichel for dumping Canes' Staal Vegas's Stone sticks Chatfield up high, prompting an official discussion and a video review. How did that work, exactly? Game 3 has two challenges against Vegas - one for offside against Howden, one for goaltender interference on Barbashev A Cup Final Penalty Shot courtesy Wes…
We've made it through the NHL Conference Finals and Games 1 and 2 of the Stanley Cup Final with plenty to discuss on this week’s Refs Podcast: The NHL's Final Four refs and linespersons Ghislain Hebert gets a new gig up north The ref cam is back! Referee Chris Rooney kicks off the Cup Final with some words of encouragement Icing, icing, baby... or is it? Breaking down a controversial icing call…
We’ve got a jam-packed week of Stanley Cup action to run down on this week’s Refs Podcast: Canadiens’ Dobson delivers a high-stick from his knees A clear spear from Montreal’s Texier on Canes’ Miller gets called a slash. What? Carolina’s Hall hits Hutson Dorofeyev’s Golden Knights goal gets disallowed for being batted in with a glove… or was it deflected by a high stick above the crossbar? Or…
On this week's playoff-penalty-filled episode: Six for McAvoy's lumberjack attack Habs' Xhekaj pays up for punch Avalanche's Manson puts his butt-end where it doesn't belong, gets a fine and a penalty -- but should've gotten more Sabres' Malenstyn steamrolls Habs' Dobes A double-goal-review at Canadiens vs. Sabres that goes from no goal, to goal, and back to no goal... Golden Knights' McNabb plows…
On this week's playoff-penalty-filled episode: Senators' Grieg gets two Montreal's Matheson misses the puck Habs’ Demidov may not be to blame for his goaltender interference penalty Bruins’ McAvoy is ready for baseball season… and a suspension Flyers’ Foerster lowers the hatchet Carolina’s Martinook’s self-inflicted high stick Why the officials made the right non-call on an icing play that led to…
This week: Third jersey rules... and superstitions Sens' Greig goes for the sucker-punch Pens' Rust hair-pulling Flyers' Martone Over the line... or not? Plenty of controversy at Oilers vs. Ducks on a goal-line play with the puck partially obscured by a skate Vegas scores twice in OT after their first game-winner came back for an offside Bruins' Zadorov get fined for a cross-check during a…
This week: A goal line stop - or was it - at Canes vs. Senators Game 1 Habs’ Anderson takes out Bolts’ D’Astous and sees his penalty reduced from a major to a minor… and then has his goal wiped out on a stick that was too damn high Tampa’s Hagel hits Montreal’s Guhle, resulting in a high stick on Brayden Point. That doesn’t seem fair… Goaltender interference at Kings vs. Avalanche Mammoth’s Durzi…
This week: 23,596 penalty minutes... how do you measure a year? Liney Steve Barton hangs 'em up NHL Stanley Cup Playoff Officiating - how do they pick the officials and how does it work in the postseason? A high-sticking penalty review turns into a non-call. It's the right interpretation under the rule book... so is the rule just WRONG? Stick fouls abound at Sabres vs. Stars as Radek Faska gets…
This week: Ben Betker's NHL Refereeing Debut McAvoy's flying stick gets two minutes High sticking fines for Luostarinen and Strome Flyers' Michkov fined for diving Learning what is - and is not - goaltender interference at Bruins vs. Canes, after a goal is allowed after contact in the crease and Bussi drops to sell an elbow Mammoth's Weegar gets bailed out by the Utah video coach Calgary's Zary…
