NHL Tim Peel fired

[CharasLazyWrister]

WON'T HAPPEN

do you want amateur officials working pro games, no matter the league..... remember the Devils fiasco that happened back in the late 80s where amateur officials almost worked a Stanley Cup playoff.

Peel's just the latest one who got caught..... Remember Schoenfeld's tirade against Don Koharski which went along the lines of the Donut Ref

I have to post the video just in case not everyone has had the pleasure of seeing this great moment in NHL history.

 

[trenton1]

Not surprising at all. Peel stood out as poor in almost every single game he worked. I'm glad he's gone. It's long overdue.

I think most refs are prone to make-up calls, to a degree, but Peel judged the game so poorly he was always off-kilter.

 

[Dr Hook]

@BruinDust

 

[Alicat]

Good riddance

 

[EverettMike]

Tim Peel got fired not for what he did, but for being dumb enough to say he was doing it out loud. Most, if not all, NHL refs are guilty of "game management."

 

[Dr Hook]

Nothing will change, sadly. It is a league problem, not a ref problem. If Peel was like this, it is only because the league let him be that way for a long career. This is nothing new, he just got caught on mic embarrassing himself and the NHL. If the goal of the refs were to call a game, not 'manage' it, it would be different, but I think the message from the NHL will have to change. Let the players play, call them as you see them and let the chips fall where they may.

 

[Lobster57]

NHL Brass: "Tim, that was really dumb, you're making us all look bad, we know you're retiring in a month, but we're going to have to let you go right now"
Tim: "I'm fine not working another game but you're still paying me or i go to the press"
NHL: "of course"

there's no way he's losing a cent out of this, he's just getting a month of paid vacay

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Its not like Peel's a Tim Donaghy.

Hockey's been called like this for as long as I can remember. Make-up calls, weak calls against the team that's ahead, stars getting more leeway than tough guys. Nothing new. To me its the toughest game to call. Maybe they should go back to the one ref system for more consistency. But I'm sure that would lead to many more missed calls.

 

[Midship]

Interesting stuff. Tonites Red Wing\Nashville game Tim Peel is caught on a hot mic after making a call on the Preds...."It wasn't much ...but I wanted to give Nashvile a %#@&ing penalty early in the...."
Pre-meditating a penalty call? Targeting a team? Wow!!!!



This explains soooooo much.

NHL Referee Admits Looking to Call Nashville Penalty on Hot Mic

A large part of my NHL fandom died during the Blues cup final due to the egregious officiating. Don't know how many times I have posted that it goes far beyond incompetence. Shit is straight up rigged like the NBA. Hopefully more people open their eyes after this came to light

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

NHL Brass: "Tim, that was really dumb, you're making us all look bad, we know you're retiring in a month, but we're going to have to let you go right now"
Tim: "I'm fine not working another game but you're still paying me or i go to the press"
NHL: "of course"

there's no way he's losing a cent out of this, he's just getting a month of paid vacay

More likely he won't write the book he was planning.

 

[IceNeophyte]

I have to post the video just in case not everyone has had the pleasure of seeing this great moment in NHL history.

Wow, that was a hell of a dive!

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

A large part of my NHL fandom died during the Blues cup final due to the egregious officiating. Don't know how many times I have posted that it goes far beyond incompetence. Shit is straight up rigged like the NBA. Hopefully more people open their eyes after this came to light

the NBA isn't rigged...

name the last time an NBA Ref had his name on his uniform like the NHL Did for years

 

[Dr Hook]

Its not like Peel's a Tim Donaghy.

Hockey's been called like this for as long as I can remember. Make-up calls, weak calls against the team that's ahead, stars getting more leeway than tough guys. Nothing new. To me its the toughest game to call. Maybe they should go back to the one ref system for more consistency. But I'm sure that would lead to many more missed calls.

One ref- they miss enough anyway with two, but also we get more ticky tack calls. One ref and ban the f***ers from managing games. That is not their job or it shouldn't be. Call it down the line. I think we all as fans can live with some missed calls or bad calls, and are okay with these guys being human and making mistakes and a little inconsistent.

 

[CharasLazyWrister]

Wow, that was a hell of a dive!

Yup.

I think ultimately that's why the petty (yet hilarious) name calling by Schoenfeld was okay. Koharski should have just taken his verbal lashing but instead he tried to fake assault to get Schoenfeld punished. A pretty low thing to do.

 

[22Brad Park]

Everyone, and I mean everyone, knows this is a thing in refereeing. To different degrees at all different levels of every single sport. The issue is, there's rarely "hard evidence".

I am somewhat doubtful anything is going to come from it (other than a really lame one or two game suspension), but there's no better time than now to make an example of someone and set a precedent for the better of the game.

That being said, we could obviously go even deeper and question whether the NHL is directly encouraging its officials to "even out" calls.

Campbell already said he will not be doing anymore games now or in future.Now get rid of Rooney we are on to something

 

[JOKER 192]

IMO this is should be just the first step. I'm afraid it will be the only one.

It's systematic, it has to be. The proof is that Peel openly admits it to the other ref. Now if that wasn't a common, accept way of officiating, there is no way he admits that to another ref.

 

[Midship]

the NBA isn't rigged...

name the last time an NBA Ref had his name on his uniform like the NHL Did for years

Perhaps rigged is a bit strong. Referees with clear agendas who exert their powerful, sometimes game-deciding influence are rampant in both leagues. And it greatly detracts from the product.

 

[BruinDust]

@BruinDust

Thanks @Dr Hook

For Mr. Peel. Good riddance. See the above.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Nothing will change, sadly. It is a league problem, not a ref problem. If Peel was like this, it is only because the league let him be that way for a long career. This is nothing new, he just got caught on mic embarrassing himself and the NHL. If the goal of the refs were to call a game, not 'manage' it, it would be different, but I think the message from the NHL will have to change. Let the players play, call them as you see them and let the chips fall where they may.

It used to be that the officials "managed" the games because if it got too lopsided there was a 99% chance that the losing team was going to do some bad shit. That element is not as pervasive in today's game. Even 10 years ago, I cannot imagine the Flyers losing 9-0 to the Rangers and there being only one penalty called in the third period.

 

[Jean_Jacket41]

Not a big punishment for a guy who was retiring in 1 month anyway.

 

[KrejciMVP]

Perhaps rigged is a bit strong. Referees with clear agendas who exert their powerful, sometimes game-deciding influence are rampant in both leagues. And it greatly detracts from the product.

i think all pro sports have a degree of rigging. peel was the fall guy today

 

[Lobster57]

the NBA isn't rigged...

name the last time an NBA Ref had his name on his uniform like the NHL Did for years

what goddamn possible difference would that make to rigging a league??

 

[NDiesel]

A large part of my NHL fandom died during the Blues cup final due to the egregious officiating. Don't know how many times I have posted that it goes far beyond incompetence. Shit is straight up rigged like the NBA. Hopefully more people open their eyes after this came to light

IMO you can't really be upset the way the Blues series was called when you look back at the cup win vs. Canucks. We did the same type of shit that went uncalled and loved every minute of it.

 

[jgatie]

the NBA isn't rigged...

name the last time an NBA Ref had his name on his uniform like the NHL Did for years

Jesus HUTCH. What in the Wide, Wide World of Sports does having your name on your uniform have to do with corrupt officials?

 

[nORRis8]

Not surprising at all. Peel stood out as poor in almost every single game he worked. I'm glad he's gone. It's long overdue.

I think most refs are prone to make-up calls, to a degree, but Peel judged the game so poorly he was always off-kilter.

Extra treat....he runs the Tim Peel Referee Camp.
It's for people with 20/200 eyesight who are interested in being a National Hockey League Referee.
So that's nice.
It's like he was spawning like an alien.

He might have been retiring soon, but man....it's sure going to hurt his ref camp.