Josh Smith Josh Smith is the founder of Scouting the Refs, the leading independent site related to hockey officiating which follows hockey officials across the NHL, AHL, ECHL, and other leagues around ...

Referees Jean Hebert and Michael Markovic are working together for the 2nd time this season; Linespersons Jeremy Faucher and Matt MacPherson are paired up for the 2nd time this season.

Josh Smith Josh Smith is the founder of Scouting the Refs, the leading independent site related to hockey officiating which follows hockey officials across the NHL, AHL, ECHL, and other leagues around ...

Sidney Crosby has taken hits from just about everyone in the NHL over 22 seasons. On Saturday night at PPG Paints Arena, he took one from a guy on the ice who isn’t allowed to throw one – linesperson ...

Referees Trevor Hanson and Jordan Samuels-Thomas are working together for the 2nd time this season; Linespersons Trent Knorr and Jonathan Deschamps are paired up for the 1st time this season.

84 penalty minutes. 28 penalties. Two fights, two misconducts, and two brothers piling up 12 PIM all by themselves. Wednesday night’s Panthers vs. Senators game in Ottawa – a 5-1 Senators win – was ...

The most penalized game of the NHL season now has a price tag to go with the penalty minutes. The NHL Department of Player Safety announced fines for two players from Wednesday night’s ...

This week’s roundup covers a scary linesman injury in Montreal, the NHL’s first Finnish official, goals wiped out in New Jersey, Denver, and Ottawa, a former NHL defenseman’s debut in stripes in the ...

Buffalo Sabres defenseman Owen Power was convicted for a crime he didn’t commit – despite evidence that proved his innocence, but wasn’t available to the refs under the current NHL rulebook. With 4:28 ...