Everyone is clear on it. We had the officials in and have been in contact with every club. |
Given that we're starting on Sept. 2 and the NHL pre-season doesn't start until two or three weeks after that, we'll be able to dialogue with the NHL about things we're seeing in our games that will hopefully help everyone. |
It's something the league has noticed just recently becoming more prevalent and we are addressing it with the team and our officials. It hasn't gone out yet, but it will. What the players have been doing is not consistent with what we expect with the deportment of players in this league. Officials will be instructed to break up any fight of that nature. |
The implementation of the two-referee system to support the New Standard of Enforcement of the existing Playing Rules has resulted in an increase to the number of officials required on our Officiating Team |
The referee, for an outlet stretch pass, will now have to get from one end to the other in order to cover the net in a time frame that is not realistic, so there will be an added responsibility on the front linesman to cover for the referee as he's high-tailing it down the ice to cover at the net, ... In our games you're going to see more linesmen covering the net than you've ever seen before. |
The referee, for an outlet stretch pass, will now have to get from one end to the other in order to cover the net in a time frame that is not realistic, so there will be an added responsibility on the front linesman to cover for the referee as he's high-tailing it down the ice to cover at the net. In our games you're going to see more linesmen covering the net than you've ever seen before. |
We are pleased to report strong first-half results despite a tough UK retail environment, |
We don't want (officials) to go in harm's way. In this particular situation where there is somewhat of a 'staged' incident or altercation, we would want our officials to get involved a little earlier. |
We have to be consistent with the NHL rule book and that's in the best interest of the fans and the players, |