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Originally Posted by bossman72
Thanks for the replies!
See, the "one guy in charge" concept just seems silly to me (goes for soccer too). Wouldn't it be much easier to officiate everything if all 2, 3, or 4 guys were working together as a team like the other sports? That would be like a basketball game with 2 referees just there to call out of bounds and back-court violations and 1 guy in the middle calling all the fouls.
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Most pro games now have 2 referees, so much more gets caught.
Most minor hockey games only use two officials, both with the powers of both referee and linesmen.
1R-2L is not the only system in use, but most guys who work it like the 1R-2L....maybe its the control freaks in us
The old argument always used is "consistancy" - one guy has the same standard while 2 guys my never be on the same page.
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Another observation - maybe it's the football guy in me but I like the referees getting mic'd up to announce penalties. However, in the games I've been to, the audio has been terrible and you can barely hear them or the organist would be playing over top of their voice. I like the idea, they just need to refine their process.
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Given that the PA announcer repeats what the referee says not 30 seconds later, I've never seen the need for NHL referees to be miked up and announce penalties at all.