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Mike relates some of an interview with HE asst-commish Noni Daly ...
> ... That pair will work together all year long. In most of the
>cases, she said, the referees have worked out between themselves who will
>have the chief responsibilities, if you will, so that we will not see an
>epidemic of referees contradicting each other. ...
The first part I understand (working together); the "chief" part I
don't: it looks like another area for referee *abuse* of the rules
(as with calling the end of a close game differently). Jeez, I'd
better lighten up and get in the holiday swing of things :-)
> ... She also said that besides
>allowing the officials to see more of the ice (each will take a zone), the
>need for a referee to go from goal line to goal line is not there
>anymore. A referee will usually go from the goal line in his zone to the
>opposite blue line, approximately, from what I have seen. The chance of a
>quick play resulting in a goal that the referee was out of position to see
>is reduced.
If one likes experienced refs on the ice, the 2-ref system is a great
innovation because it allows a good ref to continue, even when his
(are there any Division I, or NCAA for that matter, *women*
referees?) skating abilities diminish. This new rule/procedure has,
IMO, re-made McBride into a good ref and (I understand) brought Ned
Bunyan out of retirement.
Gobble gobble,
wayne
Wayne Smith
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