Edmonton East
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The Best Referees Today
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Edmonton East
BUT the ADvaNCEd STatS...
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^ 8 year bump for Gord Dwyer recognition once again. He did a fantastic job during the 4 Nations and was the most relied upon official. Yea yea yea, I know it'll fall on deaf ears again. 
Endlessly complaining about officials (often rightfully) is more fun.
Endlessly complaining about officials (often rightfully) is more fun.
Mr Kot
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I'm not sure what's wierder, that op made a thread 8 years ago that nobody posted in or that he remembered it existed
koyvoo
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Plot twist - OP is Gordie Dwyer’s mom.
Great question, people are quick to say “so and so are the worst refs in the league” well if you can rank the worst then let’s see the best, let’s see your top 10.
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Best OP ever, love these types of posters and posts
Like seriously, who else is paying attention to this stuff?
Like seriously, who else is paying attention to this stuff?
Not sure what qualifies good reffing vs bad reffing. Hard to verify statistically.
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I wonder what conclusion we can make from the fact that no one posted in a thread asking about the best NHL referees...?
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Edmonton East
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Well, exactly what I said from the beginning. People prefer endlessly bitching about officiating in all sports, yet never give credit to great officials. Gord Dwyer's rise through the NHL officiating ranks has actually been wild, so gotta give credit to the NHL brass for recognizing him. Instead people fawn over average officials like McCauley simply because he announces some penalties like a jackass.
Consistency from game to game, and more importantly within a single game, are the most important qualities a high end official can have (aside from just knowing the rule book). Along with understanding the flow of a game. Searching for a Gord Dwyer jersey rn.
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tarheelhockey
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If you’re looking up the referee’s name, he’s probably doing something wrong.
Therefore it’s hard to identify the good ones.
Ghost of Murph
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Best refs are many times the ones you don't hear much about.
A couple of the better known ones who are pretty good did last night's game. Dwyer has consistently been a good ref. Rooney on the whole is the best of the higher profile refs. Many will disagree, but he's excellent.
Unfortunately the league uses the good ol boy system for the playoffs, so you get goofs like McCauley and Sutherland doing important games. The NHL claims it uses a rating system to select refs for the playoffs. Heh.
A couple of the better known ones who are pretty good did last night's game. Dwyer has consistently been a good ref. Rooney on the whole is the best of the higher profile refs. Many will disagree, but he's excellent.
Unfortunately the league uses the good ol boy system for the playoffs, so you get goofs like McCauley and Sutherland doing important games. The NHL claims it uses a rating system to select refs for the playoffs. Heh.
