At 12:18 PM 10-8-1999 -0400, Jeff Weiss wrote:
 
>Under the four-man system, both referees may make calls over the entire ice
>surface.  One referee covers deep into the end zone while the "back" referee
>remains outside the zone, watching play away from the puck.  The "deep"
>referee's focus is the play itself or the "action area."  Linesmen will not
>call
>penalties as assistant referees do under the current three-man system.
 
1) Can we call a linesman a linesman?
2) I seem to recall that under the two-referee system, and the old
three-official system (two referees, one linesman), while the idea that one
guy will catch what the other misses is a great one, what winds up
happening in practice is a) calls are inconsistent from one end of the ice
to the other b) one referee tries to compensate for what he sees as the
shortcomings in the way the other guy calls the game or c) both a) & b).
 
Plus we have a hard enough time getting three competent officials on the
ice at the same time; wouldn't this dilute the pool further?
 
Joe
 
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