Scouting The Refs Podcast #RefsPodcast

Elbows Up, No Hands!

On this week's #RefsPodcast: Carolina's Rod Brind'amour is baffled after Seth Jarvis failed to draw a penalty shot after getting hauled down on a clear breakaway... we

Goalies Behaving Badly

On this week's #RefsPodcast: Chaos at Panthers vs. SenatorsTkachuk and Cousins both finedThe broken stick penalty that wasn'tBruins' Zadorov returns, picking up two pen

Right in the Balinskis!

On this week's #RefsPodcast: Daisy down! Liney injured in MontrealRef interference as St-Laurent collides with Canucks' PettersonLeafs' Ekman-Larsson plastered into the

How Did We Get Here?

On this week's #RefsPodcast: How was that icing, when the puck went in the net? A baffling call in the AHLDown goes a KHL official!Blues' Carlo goes knee-on-knee with S

What's Better Than This?

On this week's #RefsPodcast: The 2026-27 NHL Season gets underway with some pre-puck-drop thoughts from refs Chris Rooney and Wes McCauleyThe Canucks' Rossi sees his sh

Tuck That!

Getting ready for the 2026-27 NHL regular season with a jam-packed episode this week: Zegras gets a penalty for tucking his jersey -- the first time it's been called in

Protect Ya Neck!

Enter the 32 Teams! The NHL is back from summer break and so is the Scouting the Refs Podcast. There's not much summer reading to catch up on with only one change to the

The Stanley Cup Final Finale!

That's a wrap on the 2025-26 NHL season, as the Carolina Hurricanes claimed the Stanley Cup in Game 6 over the Vegas Golden Knights. Wrapping up: Referee Golfin' Garrett

Stupidest Question I've Ever Heard

The NHL Stanley Cup Final is in full swing! This week: No call on Golden Knights' Eichel for dumping Canes' StaalVegas's Stone sticks Chatfield up high, prompting an off

Cup Final Coach's Challenge, Ref Cam Returns

We've made it through the NHL Conference Finals and Games 1 and 2 of the Stanley Cup Final with plenty to discuss on this week’s Refs Podcast: The NHL's Final Four refs

Three Stomps and You're Out!

We’ve got a jam-packed week of Stanley Cup action to run down on this week’s Refs Podcast: Canadiens’ Dobson delivers a high-stick from his kneesA clear spear from Montr

A Double-Double and an Overhead Ref

On this week's playoff-penalty-filled episode: Six for McAvoy's lumberjack attackHabs' Xhekaj pays up for punchAvalanche's Manson puts his butt-end where it doesn't bel

Oh, You're an ANGRY Coach!

On this week's playoff-penalty-filled episode: Senators' Grieg gets twoMontreal's Matheson misses the puckHabs’ Demidov may not be to blame for his goaltender interfere

Review Everything!

This week: Third jersey rules... and superstitionsSens' Greig goes for the sucker-punchPens' Rust hair-pulling Flyers' MartoneOver the line... or not? Plenty of controv

Uniting Fans through 'Ref You Suck'

This week: A goal line stop - or was it - at Canes vs. Senators Game 1Habs’ Anderson takes out Bolts’ D’Astous and sees his penalty reduced from a major to a minor… and

The NHL Rulebook is Wrong, 38 Special was Right

This week: 23,596 penalty minutes... how do you measure a year?Liney Steve Barton hangs 'em upNHL Stanley Cup Playoff Officiating - how do they pick the officials and ho

Diver Down!

This week: Ben Betker's NHL Refereeing DebutMcAvoy's flying stick gets two minutesHigh sticking fines for Luostarinen and StromeFlyers' Michkov fined for divingLearning

Hey, That's Mine!

This week: Linesman Brad Kovachik's final NHL gameStars' Bichsel steals Karlsson's stickSabres' Thompson penalized after his stick is deflected by Detroit's Edvinsson's

Caught in the Crossfire

On this week's show: Caught in the crossfire as liney Kilian McNamara catches a high stick during a scrumPanthers' AJ Grees suspended three games for boarding Flames Con

Give Me Five!

Pens' Evgeni Malkin gets five games for slashingIslanders' Bo Horvat fined $2500 for poking a SharkNo call, not fine after Isles' Mat Barzal picks Macklin Celebrini of th