Paul Stewart: NHL Must Get it Right with Romasko

Paul Stewart: NHL Must Get it Right with Romasko
- Paul Stewart

What kind of game do you think he should be given? A bottom-of-the-standings game so that screwing up wouldn't have much effect?

What kind of game do you think he should be given? A bottom-of-the-standings game so that screwing up wouldn't have much effect?
- jugkope

Not so concerned about which teams are involved or the venue. Just want to make sure he gets ongoing constructive feedback and support. What's lacking in today's NHL are the John McCauley, John Ashley, Frank Udvari and Dave Newell types who will guide you -- not coddle you whatsoever, believe me -- but give you the tools to succeed and valuable advice. They would teach you how to be a referee at the pro level. They'd push you hard with tough love teaching but there WAS love to it.

These days, far too often what officials get are conflicting edicts, no coaching or bad coaching and are then tossed in the water and told to swim by folks who never officiating a thing in their lives and even by supervisors who ought to know better but don't stand up to it.

20% of NHL players are from the US.
20% of NHL officials are from the US.

now i know the other 80% of NHL officials are all Canadian but how many European officials are really, knocking at the door, solid NHL prospects?

i can see teams going after talent from where ever they can get it but it seems unnecessary for the league to go out of their way to find guys in Sweden and Germany to be officials. especially with the differences in the game.

how many guys from EU are really trying to break in?

20% of NHL players are from the US.
20% of NHL officials are from the US.

now i know the other 80% of NHL officials are all Canadian but how many European officials are really, knocking at the door, solid NHL prospects?

i can see teams going after talent from where ever they can get it but it seems unnecessary for the league to go out of their way to find guys in Sweden and Germany to be officials. especially with the differences in the game.

how many guys from EU are really trying to break in?
- Fountain-San

1) Nearly 90 percent of NHL on-ice officials are Canadian.

2) Care to guess the number of non-Canadian officiating supervisors? Zero.

3) Care to guess the number of French-Canadian officiating supervisors? Zero

4) To answer your other question, there are actually many European officials -- including several linesmen who absolutely have everything it takes to be NHL officials but can't get a sniff -- who would love the opportunity and are qualified for it.

1) Nearly 90 percent of NHL on-ice officials are Canadian.

2) Care to guess the number of non-Canadian officiating supervisors? Zero.

3) Care to guess the number of French-Canadian officiating supervisors? Zero

4) To answer your other question, there are actually many European officials -- including several linesmen who absolutely have everything it takes to be NHL officials but can't get a sniff -- who would love the opportunity and are qualified for it.
- Paul Stewart

if you say so. my count of 15 american officials put it right at 20%. just like the player ratio.

i just think that there is a crop of officiating talent right here in NA. why go elsewhere? but are you saying the league is doing something ethnically untoward here?

if you say so. my count of 15 american officials put it right at 20%. just like the player ratio.

i just think that there is a crop of officiating talent right here in NA. why go elsewhere? but are you saying the league is doing something ethnically untoward here?
- Fountain-San

It's about finding the best for the league and not just the best Canadians or American people.

Paul, what would be the first three things you would do differently if you were put in charge of on-ice officiating for the NHL?

Tonight's the night! Evgeny is getting his shot tonight, working Wings / Oilers at The Joe along with Paul Devorski.

Best of luck to the young man!