Comments on: Ex-NHL referee: Keith deserved match penalty for deliberate attempt to injure, should get minimum five-game suspension

By: namriverrat69

namriverrat69 — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 01:48:54 +0000

Arrogant might be soft soaping it a bit. He did keep a can of hair spray in his back pocket at all times.

By: kitshky

kitshky — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:08:13 +0000

Totally, particularly ironic that he was one of the arrogant stubborn officials of his time too.

By: velocirapist

velocirapist — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:54:11 +0000

Fraser’s blog is absolutely excellent, but I think he’s seeing how much easier it is to talk about good officiating than practice it.

By: govtminion

govtminion — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:05:48 +0000

…odd to hear Fraser, of all people, talking about poor officiating.

By: kitshky

kitshky — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:02:12 +0000

Ya it does my head in to admit this after “hating” him growing up, and I don’t always agree with him …but it is a pretty good read eh.

By: loinstache

loinstache — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:54:17 +0000

From that same article:
“In too many situations witnessed this season, the officials have either missed the mark altogether or came up short by at least three minutes plus a game misconduct. The judgment of the referees needs to be collectively and immediately retooled by NHL V.P. of Officiating, Terry Gregson, to conform to a higher standard that is currently being maintained by the Player Safety Committee.”

By: loinstache

loinstache — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:50:37 +0000

Totally unrelated to this call but I highly recommend reading Fraser’s blog. I know a lot of people on different teams are frustrated with the officiating, and Kerry often gives a very interesting view point from that perspective… and often it’s quite critical. He’s a good writer and isn’t afraid to point out when a official is flat-out wrong, as well as offer opinions from the reffs side on more grey-area calls. Makes you wish he was still calling the game, or at least involved in a greater capacity.