Are you guys saying that the goal judges requested that there be no in goal cameras so that people wouldn’t be able to prove that they cocked up!? That seems rather ridiculous if it is true. I hope I’m misinterpreting.

http://www.3news.co.nz/Ice-hockey-visit … fault.aspx

I thought that was pretty shit actually. All talk from TV3 on Twitter, but no substance in the actual show. It was still advertising the event rather than going on the attack.

https://twitter.com/#!/huwbeynonTV3/sta … 9533449216

I think most of the people in here were aware of the problems before the tickets were available.

I assume it’s not classed as unsportsmanlike unless it is deemed intentional.

I always feel there’s a balancing act between standing static as a referee and stepping out of the way. Stepping increases your chances of getting flattened as you may just step into the players intended direction of travel. But sometimes you know they’re either out of control and about to nail you, so you have to step out of the way. Hard to judge.

I usually referee low level players, so the chances of them not actually seeing you at all can be quite high so I often have to step out of the way or high tail it backwards to avoid getting flattened. At the higher levels players should be more likely to have their heads up and looking where they’re going, but that often doesn’t seem the case unfortunately.