![]() Canucks defenceman Aaron Rome gets escorted off the ice after taking a first-period penalty for his open-ice hit on Boston Bruin Nathan Norton in Game 3 of the 2010-11 Stanley Cup Final. “We just want consistency, no matter what it is,” Winnipeg’s Nate Thompson said when asked in similar terms. “As a player you just hope they stick with (their calls), they stick by it,” Canucks defenceman Nate Schmidt said Wednesday of what he expects from officials. It’s when it feels more like game manipulation that people get upset - and rightly so. Managing the game is about conducting triage: What are the calls I can afford to miss and what are the ones I can’t afford to miss?ĭone right, we would be able to tolerate game management. Not only do hot mics help fans understand the game, they have a cooling effect on the players, too. Rugby officials have urged other sports that they would do well to turn the mics on all the time to help officials. Hockey may respect its officials, but there’s a real issue of how far that respect goes, both from players and coaches as well as from the leadership above. Photo by Doug Pensinger / Getty Images files ![]() Referee Tim Peel earlier in his career, making an interference call during a Colorado Avalanche-Vancouver Canucks game in Denver, Colo., in March 2008. If you turned the mic on all the time, surely that would have an impact on the culture underneath it all. Rugby players are just as capable at cursing as hockey players are. “Oh but those mics would pick up a whole lot more,” some have retorted. It’s worth noting how rugby union has had mics on its referees for years and doesn’t run into the same problems that the NHL seems to. Mistakes happen, calls get missed - that’s inevitable. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.Westcoast Homes & Design Previous Issues.Vancouver Sun Run: Sign up & event info.
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