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Addressing Officiating in the NHL
Published by Sean Gagnier on May 6, 2009
Article Source: Bleacher Report - NHL
Since the creation of the "new" NHL, rules were tweaked in order to increase scoring and overall speed of play.
But instead, the new rules have resulted in innumerable officiating mistakes and the increase of "ticky-tack" penalties.
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman sought to showcase his league in a way that would attract new fans to the sport. His idea was to free up the forwards and to handcuff defencemen with new rules.
Gone are the days of hard-hitting, all-out hockey, where players were still able to score with a high fr...
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