Al Bundy*
Guest
What were some of the biggest blown calls by a ref in the NHL?
My choice is one not as well known, but I feel it's blatant:
In the 1996 Avs/Blackhawks series, Jeremy Roenick had a breakaway and Sandis Ozolinsh clearly tripped him, yet the referee did NOTHING!
That was a far more blatant trip than Leetch/Bure in the 1994 Finals.
When I look at the fact that Colorado's 1996 Cup primarily resulted from not only a referee screwing up a call that proably should have left them down 3-1 to Chicago and the fact that they only got Patrick Roy due to Mario Tremblay's stupidity, I consider the 1996 Avs one of the luckiest and possibly most tainted Cup winners of all-time.
My choice is one not as well known, but I feel it's blatant:
In the 1996 Avs/Blackhawks series, Jeremy Roenick had a breakaway and Sandis Ozolinsh clearly tripped him, yet the referee did NOTHING!
That was a far more blatant trip than Leetch/Bure in the 1994 Finals.
When I look at the fact that Colorado's 1996 Cup primarily resulted from not only a referee screwing up a call that proably should have left them down 3-1 to Chicago and the fact that they only got Patrick Roy due to Mario Tremblay's stupidity, I consider the 1996 Avs one of the luckiest and possibly most tainted Cup winners of all-time.