What about game 7 OT hockey playoffs?

SOOO MUCH LESS STRESSFUL THAT MY TEAM ISNT IN IT. as a goalie coach, was that a quick whistle? sometimes it seems like they wait forever. i think they are supposed to blow the whistle when they lose sight correct?

I didn't get to see the replay, but from what I saw live, the whistle seemed fine. I'd have to see it again to make an objective call on it. Losing sight is part of it. Sometimes ref are quick on the whistle too, when they're trying to avoid issues, like teams crashing the net too hard.

meanwhile dobes took an elbow and i thought that should have been a call. he might have been out of his crease tho!

I haven't kept up with the rules on contact with the goalie. It feels like it changes all the time, or at least the way the refs approach it changes each season. Last season, I thought the refs were too soft towards goalies. If you barely touched them, goals were disallowed and penalties were given. This year seems more balanced. There's a goalie I coach, who plays in the WHL. He's back training this week with us. His dad is an NHL ref. I'll ask him about it. I'm curious as to whether they adjust the calls they make year over year, based on what was seen in the previous season.

i knew i asked the right guy! thanks nic interested to hear what he has to say. also remind him "REF YOU SUCK!' /s

Alright, so I asked about whistles. NHL refs usually avoid blowing a whistle early. The reasoning is, if they blow early and a goal is scored, it can't be overturned. But if a goal gets scored when the whistle should have been blown, the call can be overturned through video review.

in retropsect that seems like quite an obvious way to handle those tough situations. thanks again nic!

did he mention anything about the year to year calls. id assume each offseason they highlight certain things fro.m the previous year. side note: did they remove charging from the rule book? swear ive seen plenty of dudes leaving their feet for hits this year, and dont remember seeing a charging call at all. granted i dont watch all/alot of the games, just seems like such a rare call nowadays

They do review calls year over year, and actually do so game over game, especially in the playoffs. I'll have to ask about charging, I'm not sure. As a goalie guy, that is not something that affects my athletes haha.