NHL Officials

Scouting the Refs: Coyotes/Kings Game 5

Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals will be officiated by Brad Watson and Kevin Pollock.  Tonight’s matchup between the Coyotes and Kings may end up as more of a “let-them-play” type of game, as Pollock and Watson have the lowest average penalties per game in...

NHL Officials

Scouting the Refs – Coyotes/Kings Game 3

Game 2 of the Coyotes/Kings series, with 14 minors, 2 majors, and 4 game misconducts, was the most penalty-filled game since Game 2 of the Kings/Blues series (which, like Game 2 in this series, was also officiated by Dan O’Rourke and Chris Rooney.)  Though Coyotes’...

shanabomber

Shanabomber Coming for Doan, Hanzal, possibly Smith?

With some brutal boarding penalties by Shane Doan (on Trevor Lewis) and Martin Hanzal (on Dustin Brown), and a goal-stick-samurai slash by netminder Mike Smith on Dustin Brown, Shanahan will likely be dialing the 623 area code tomorrow morning to have some discussions… With a...

NHL Referee Dan O'Rourke

Scouting the Refs: Coyotes/Kings Game 2

Game 2 of the Coyotes/Kings playoff series will be officiated by Dan O’Rourke and Chris Rooney.   This duo has worked 5 playoff games together this season, including the Kings 5-2 Game 2 win over the Blues and the Coyotes 2-1 in in Game 5 that eliminated...

Penner, IHOP

Arizona IHOPs, Pancake Establishments Closed

In an attempt to slow down the Kings offense, the city of Glendale is enforcing mandatory closures of all IHOPs and other pancake-serving establishments. By depriving forward Dustin Penner, fifth on the team in playoff scoring, of his beloved pancakes, the Coyotes are hoping to...

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