10 February, 2012


Appreciation for the Striped Ones

Check out the candid discussion with NHL referee Kelly Sutherland in ESPN The Magazine (or, via the link, on ESPN The Website). It’s a brief but enjoyable reminder that, as much as fans may revile the men in stripes, they too are fans of the game and work hard to get the calls right. I particularly enjoyed Sutherland’s anecdote of being mistaken for Kerry Fraser in his first and being heckled with a hearty “Fraser, you suck!” even before the puck dropped.

In light of linesman Pat Depuzzo’s injury ten days ago, take a moment and appreciate the on-ice officials, without whom there could be no game.



3 Comments

  1. Strikeman wrote:

    A link would be nice.

    19 February, 2008 at 5:21 pm | Permalink
  2. Link fixed.

    19 February, 2008 at 5:37 pm | Permalink
  3. Strikeman wrote:

    Ty

    19 February, 2008 at 7:01 pm | Permalink

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