Officials selected to advance to the third round

[Summer Rose]

NHL Officials Moving on to Stanley Cup Playoff Conference Finals

We’re down to just four teams… and 16 officials. The NHL referees and linespersons advancing to the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs Conference Finals:

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Referees

In: Francis Charron, Eric Furlatt, Jean Hebert, Wes McCauley, Dan O'Rourke, Garrett Rank, Chris Rooney, Kelly Sutherland
Out: Gord Dwyer, TJ Luxmore, Graham Skilliter, Francois St. Laurent
Standby: Graham Skilliter

Linesmen

In: Devin Berg, Scott Cherrey, Ryan Daisy, Ryan Gibbons, Trent Knorr, Matt MacPherson, Bevan Mills, Jonny Murray
Out: Shandor Alphonso (injured), Jesse Marquis, Kiel Murchison, James Tobias
Standby: James Tobias

Sure, you can say "they all suck anyway" but I'm surprised to see TJ Luxmore out. My experience with him has been interesting, but I think he's usually okay. Not happy that Wes McCauley moves on... just why?

It's also good to see Chris Rooney. Comment as you like about how he calls games, but he got hit in the face and had to leave the Toronto vs. Florida game 7, but it's great news that the injury wasn't bad enough to see him miss out on progressing.

 

[ShootIt]

Hopefully the check clears in time for tonights game.

 

[Korpse]

Wes McCauley?

Toronto is going to lose their minds.

 

[Derailed75]

Ok so comment on Rooney. Thank God it seems to have missed his eye. With that being said, he at the very least has swelling and probably a good amount of stitches or bandages keeping it closed. His vision can not be 100% right now, so while if the league thinks he was good enough to advance I would not want that taken away from him, but he cant be on the ice until that's healed enough for the swelling to have gone down, stitches came, or the bandages are not bulky and block his sight.

And I mean that for not only him being able to see the game to call it but see the game to stay out of the players way and protect himself.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Wes McCauley?

Toronto is going to lose their minds.

Losing their minds on the golf course?

 

[1989]

Ok so comment on Rooney. Thank God it seems to have missed his eye. With that being said, he at the very least has swelling and probably a good amount of stitches or bandages keeping it closed. His vision can not be 100% right now, so while if the league thinks he was good enough to advance I would not want that taken away from him, but he cant be on the ice until that's healed enough for the swelling to have gone down, stitches came, or the bandages are not bulky and block his sight.

And I mean that for not only him being able to see the game to call it but see the game to stay out of the players way and protect himself.

Says something if the League thinks a half-blind ref is better than a fully able one...

Or maybe it's all the blind leading the blind.

 

[lawrence]

Kelly Sutherland

damn gg. was hoping for the good of everyone we don't see him.