![]() ![]() It was at that point, he tells me, when he realized that there was this permanent stigma attached to his name that when his two young children are old enough, that they’ll search out their dad on the Internet and this is what they’ll find. But it wasn’t so much that as the headline that got to him: “Tim Peel is an Olympic referee what’s Russian for ‘blown call’?” 2013, and our response was to publish a laundry list of his mistakes in the NHL. It was when he was named to officiate the Sochi Olympics hockey tournament in Dec. There’s no question this helped push Peel as the poster-boy for NHL officiating incompetence, although we’d argue he was already in that spotlight when we intensified it.Īnyway, here’s Peel, beer in hand, explaining that for all the derision, all the criticism, there was one thing that really hurt. We’d show his blown calls and bad judgment, and assess it with a banana peel score, like a star scale. That was followed by “The Continuing Adventures of Tim Peel” and so on. 2013, which is when “The Adventures of Tim Peel, Terrible NHL Referee” debuted. We had written about him regularly since around Dec. The advent of social media in hockey fandom led to a cottage industry of “Tim Peel Alerts” when he was scheduled to officiate the game. The criticism of his many mishaps tracks back to 2008 on the venerable Kukla’s Korner. We were aware of Tim Peel well before his foibles became a department on this website. However, the damage is done and the lingering result of this hot mic incident will last long beyond one moment during a regular season game.And he’s sitting across from a guy who’s ridden his ass like a jockey for the last two years. So in this case pulling him from games is just an early retirement. ![]() A veteran official, Peel was set to retire from the league on April 24. In any event, pulling Peel from games is relatively minor, considering the situation. Was this an isolated incident by one official, or a sign of a deeper trend in the NHL? How many “statement” calls are made by officials, either to set the tone, or admonish a team, even if they aren’t entirely warranted? At the very least the incident does raise questions about the fairness of officiating, and gives “proof” to anyone who thinks their team is unfairly targeted by referees. There is no justification for his comments, no matter the context or his intention, and the National Hockey League will take any steps necessary to protect the integrity of our game.”ĭespite the NHL’s quick response to the situation, a lot of lingering questions remain. Tim Peel’s conduct is in direct contradiction to the adherence to that cornerstone principle that we demand of our officials and that our fans, players, coaches and all those associated with our game expect and deserve. “Nothing is more important than ensuring the integrity of our game. Predators Head Coach John Hynes Responds to Hot Mic Incident, Tim Peel No Longer Working NHL Gamesįollowing the game NHL Public Relations released a statement saying Peel would no longer be working games. It should be noted that the game itself was skewed very slightly in penalty minutes, with Nashville earning eight penalty minutes to Detroit’s six, but the damage was done regardless. Here was a clear-cut incident of a referee subjectively applying the rules either to send a message to Nashville, or because of potential bias. Either way, fans were immediately furious. Prior to this, Predators winger Viktor Arvidsson was called for tripping, but it’s unclear if this is what Peel was referring to, or an earlier incident. “It wasn’t much, but I wanted to get a fuckin’ penalty against Nashville early in the. With 12:42 left in the second period, a mic’d up Peel was caught explaining a previous call to another official, saying: ![]() "It wasn't much but I wanted to get a fuckin' penalty against Nashville early in the." #Preds #LGRW /6fZImkdqLr- Matt Best March 24, 2021 Maybe if you're a mic'd up ref, you shouldn't express how you wanted to call a penalty against a team earlier in the game, changing how you ref the rest of the game. ![]()
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