# referee (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover referee. Page: Feed: --- ## [Today’s ECHL Playoff Referees and Linespersons – 6/15/26](https://scoutingtherefs.com/2026/06/52602/todays-echl-playoff-referees-and-linespersons-6-15-26/) _2026-06-15 · scoutingtherefs · Scouting The Refs_ The ECHL Kelly Cup Playoff referees and linespersons for Game 6 of Everblades vs. Mavericks in the Kelly Cup Final. Tonight's ECHL officials for June 15, 2026: ## [Today’s NHL Playoff Referees and Linespersons – 6/14/26](https://scoutingtherefs.com/2026/06/52597/todays-nhl-playoff-referees-and-linespersons-6-14-26/) _2026-06-14 · scoutingtherefs · Scouting The Refs_ Tonight's stripes are are back for Game 6 after working Games 2 and 4 of the Stanley Cup Final. The NHL referees and linespersons for Vegas Golden Knights vs. Carolina Hurricanes - June 14, 2026: ## [Today’s ECHL Playoff Referees and Linespersons – 6/13/26](https://scoutingtherefs.com/2026/06/52596/todays-echl-playoff-referees-and-linespersons-6-13-26/) _2026-06-13 · scoutingtherefs · Scouting The Refs_ The ECHL Kelly Cup Playoff referees and linespersons for Game 5 of the Kelly Cup Final - Everblades vs. Mavericks. Tonight's ECHL officials for June 13, 2026: ## [AHL Officials Set for 2026 Calder Cup Final: Wolves vs. Marlies](https://scoutingtherefs.com/2026/06/52579/ahl-officials-set-for-2026-calder-cup-final-wolves-vs-marlies/) _2026-06-12 · scoutingtherefs · Scouting The Refs_ The AHL has selected the officials working the 2026 Calder Cup Final. Here are the referees and linespersons for Chicago Wolves vs. Toronto Marlies. ## [Today’s ECHL Playoff Referees and Linespersons – 6/12/26](https://scoutingtherefs.com/2026/06/52581/todays-echl-playoff-referees-and-linespersons-6-12-26/) _2026-06-12 · scoutingtherefs · Scouting The Refs_ The ECHL Kelly Cup Playoff referees and linespersons for Game 4 of the Kelly Cup Final - Everblades vs. Mavericks. Tonight's ECHL officials for June 12, 2026: ## [ECHL’s Radolinski Wins Birmingham Award For On-Ice Officials](https://scoutingtherefs.com/2026/06/52583/echls-radolinski-wins-birmingham-award-for-on-ice-officials/) _2026-06-12 · scoutingtherefs · Scouting The Refs_ ECHL linesman Ken Radolinski has been selected as the 2025-26 recipient of the league's Ryan Birmingham Memorial Award for on-ice officials. ## [Today’s NHL Playoff Referees and Linespersons – 6/11/26](https://scoutingtherefs.com/2026/06/52573/todays-nhl-playoff-referees-and-linespersons-6-11-26/) _2026-06-11 · scoutingtherefs · Scouting The Refs_ Tonight's stripes are returning from Games 1 and 3 for Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final. The NHL referees and linespersons for Vegas Golden Knights vs. Carolina Hurricanes - June 11, 2026: ## [Today’s ECHL Playoff Referees and Linespersons – 6/10/26](https://scoutingtherefs.com/2026/06/52565/todays-echl-playoff-referees-and-linespersons-6-10-26/) _2026-06-10 · scoutingtherefs · Scouting The Refs_ The ECHL Kelly Cup Playoff referees and linespersons for Game 3 of the Kelly Cup Final - Everblades vs. KC Mavericks. Tonight's ECHL officials for June 10, 2026: ## [Today’s NHL Playoff Referees and Linespersons – 6/9/26](https://scoutingtherefs.com/2026/06/52564/todays-nhl-playoff-referees-and-linespersons-6-9-26/) _2026-06-09 · scoutingtherefs · Scouting The Refs_ The Game 2 crew is back for tonight's Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final. Tuesday's NHL referees and linespersons for Vegas Golden Knights vs. Carolina Hurricanes - June 9, 2026: ## [Today’s NHL Playoff Referees and Linespersons – 6/6/26](https://scoutingtherefs.com/2026/06/52561/todays-nhl-playoff-referees-and-linespersons-6-6-26/) _2026-06-06 · scoutingtherefs · Scouting The Refs_ Tonight's NHL officials for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final. Tuesday's NHL referees and linespersons for Vegas Golden Knights vs. Carolina Hurricanes - June 6, 2026: ## [Persona-led AI publishing (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/hb6Sgy0RX3ZB) _2026-06-06 · **Sponsored**_ Generate drafts, schedule subdomain publishing, and keep human review where needed. ## [On Death](https://helloyestoast.bearblog.dev/on-death/) _2026-05-06 · helloyestoast · Fresh Out The Toaster_ By: Cody Bechberger/ HelloYesToast I’ve been away for a little bit. Got myself wrapped up in a lot of things and felt like I wasn’t giving my family the attention they needed (still don’t, but that’s a whole other thing). Some of the other things ended, I got some space back in my life, and then there was a death in the family. Don’t love that that’s what it took to get me to write again, but here… ## [Running it Back: The Case for Replaying Modules](https://kattkirsch.bearblog.dev/running-it-back-the-case-for-replaying-modules/) _2026-02-18 · kattkirsch · The Katt Kirsch Blogsperience_ Part 1: Why You Haven’t Yet What’s your favourite movie? Your favourite musical album? Imagine them both in your mind. Now, how many times have you watched that movie? How many scenes can you remember, how many lines can you repeat? Same with the album: can you name all the songs, hum all the melodies? Now: what’s your favourite dungeon? To run or to play, doesn’t really matter. Let me ask you:… ## [Legally Distinct (Part 2)](https://helloyestoast.bearblog.dev/legally-distinct-part-2/) _2026-02-05 · helloyestoast · Fresh Out The Toaster_ Legally Distinct: Creating A Cult About “Horses” Stories from the Worm Cult in Over/Under from Cody Bechberger/ HelloYesToast Part 2: The Idea If you haven’t read part 1 and want to get the context for this post, you can find it here . We pick back up with me receiving a heaping helping of the consequences of my actions. Turns out that people don’t appreciate being lied to by omission in a game… ## [Legally Distinct (Part 1)](https://helloyestoast.bearblog.dev/legally-distinct-part-1/) _2026-01-26 · helloyestoast · Fresh Out The Toaster_ Legally Distinct: Creating A Cult About “Horses” Stories from the Worm Cult in Over/Under from Cody Bechberger/ HelloYesToast Part 1: The Beginning As I mentioned in my Cataphracts series , one of the biggest steps in my journey to becoming a Cataphracts referee was a little month long game of about 1,000 people called Over/Under. It’s hard for me to remember how the beginning of this experience… ## [Into the Deep End (Part 2)](https://helloyestoast.bearblog.dev/into-the-deep-end-part-2/) _2026-01-09 · helloyestoast · Fresh Out The Toaster_ Into the Deep End: From Cataphract Newb to Referee Ongoing series about the life of a gamer in way over his head from Cody Bechberger/ HelloYesToast Part 2: Cataphract Design Diaries If you’re new to the series, it starts here and continues here . Apologies for the delay, this one took a bit more work... (Photo by Cullan Smith on Unsplash ) Alright, this is the moment that I decide to burn this… ## [Happy New Year! Bloggies, Blogposts, and an Album Recommendation](https://kattkirsch.bearblog.dev/happy-new-year-2026/) _2026-01-02 · kattkirsch · The Katt Kirsch Blogsperience_ Hey, everyone! I'm still exhausted from the holiday and new year's festivities, but I'm told I ought to mention the 2026 Bloggies Nominations where I mention things. I imagine this will be my only "For Your Consideration" post unless things get pleasantly weird. This is the blogpost I'm probably most proud of: Leonard Cohen's Advice for Novice OSR Referees While we're talking about it, I'd like to… ## [Into the Deep End (Part 1)](https://helloyestoast.bearblog.dev/into-the-deep-end-part-1/) _2025-12-22 · helloyestoast · Fresh Out The Toaster_ Into the Deep End: From Cataphract Newb to Referee Ongoing series about the life of a gamer in way over his head from Cody Bechberger/ HelloYesToast Part 1: Read the Rules I can’t do war games. They just don’t seem to make sense to my brain. Some friends of mine got into Starcraft II, others got into Civilization, and the rest got into League of Legends while in university. I tried all of them and… ## [The Guided Hand: A B/X Class](https://kattkirsch.bearblog.dev/the-guided-hand/) _2025-12-22 · kattkirsch · The Katt Kirsch Blogsperience_ (For the Rainbow OSR Discord's Secret Santa this year, Rook had a simple request: A new character class, anything you like but not-silly . I drew inspiration from Robert Eggers' masterful The Witch and Lukas Feigelfeld's lesser-known but far more harrowing Hagazussa for a slightly different take on a witchy hybrid class. I'd probably allow for some kind of natural kinship with wild animals in my… ## [Into the Deep End (Part 0)](https://helloyestoast.bearblog.dev/into-the-deep-end-from-cataphracts-newb-to-referee-part-0/) _2025-12-15 · helloyestoast · Fresh Out The Toaster_ Into the Deep End: From Cataphracts Newb to Referee Ongoing series about the life of a gamer in way over his head from Cody Bechberger/ HelloYesToast Background: Over/Under and the Before Times I want to start this series off by stating that I'm a gamer, but I am definitely not a capital g Gamer. I got my first Gameboy for my seventh birthday (pinkish red Gameboy colour, thank you) along with a… ## [Mask 017: The Mask of the Abdicosan](https://kattkirsch.bearblog.dev/the-mask-of-the-abdicosan/) _2025-11-17 · kattkirsch · The Katt Kirsch Blogsperience_ NOTE: This is the 17th part of the Thinking Adventures Mask Relay , the first entry of which can be found here . "Celebrity is a mask that eats into the face." -John Updike In the faintest memories of the ancient men, there persists a lingering echo of a face, the shifting outline of an almost-memory in want of a name. All whose lineage bears the mark of the old wizards still remember a flickering… ## [AI News Summaries & Audio (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/VPXbaxbWSODk) _2025-11-17 · **Sponsored**_ Tap an article for an AI summary and an audio briefing. ## [OVER/UNDER: The Bleed Machine](https://kattkirsch.bearblog.dev/overunder-the-bleed-machine/) _2025-11-12 · kattkirsch · The Katt Kirsch Blogsperience_ I'm supposed to interview several people over the next few weeks: Luke Gearing, Sam Sorensen, Christian Kessler, hopefully several of the other bosses and players. That's always been my plan: to contrast my experience in OVER/UNDER to "traditional" Cataphracts (itself a relatively new work in progress), and Sean McCoy's Mothership itself. I figure it'd be a delight to debrief my very serious,… ## [Leonard Cohen's Advice for Novice OSR Referees](https://kattkirsch.bearblog.dev/leonard-cohens-advice-for-osr-referees/) _2025-10-06 · kattkirsch · The Katt Kirsch Blogsperience_ Leonard Cohen's How To Speak Poetry (1978) speaks to a time when the public performance of poetry was transforming into what Marc Smith would call "slam poetry" some six years later. Poetry and fantasy roleplaying alike quickly evolved in the following decades, but I see parallels in Cohen's "old school" approach to poetry reading and the advice my friends and I dispense to rookie referees and… ## [I Promise, Descending AC Is Easy, and Good.](https://kattkirsch.bearblog.dev/i-promise-descending-ac-is-easy-and-good/) _2025-08-15 · kattkirsch · The Katt Kirsch Blogsperience_ Let's say you've been given a voucher for a free flight, any ticket on the plane. There's no question that you'll usually want first class , right? The high class seat is number one in quality; the highest rank is usually number one. With me so far? Okay, awesome. ThAC0, besides being fun to say, shouldn't be intimidating. It just means, what will I need to roll to hit Armour Class 0. That's a… ## [Monday Night Murderers, Session 1.](https://kattkirsch.bearblog.dev/monday-night-murderers-session-1/) _2025-08-12 · kattkirsch · The Katt Kirsch Blogsperience_ The current plan is to run through my first starter adventure, then fast forward to them arriving in a port town where another of the zines takes place. It's a whistle stop tour of my current Zungeons (Zines that are Dungeons, just go with it), with a few locations from various group projects (Bronze Lands, Eastlake, etc) airlifted into a new context. All of these can be found at my Itch page if…