’I was there, for them:’ Ron MacLean on how refereeing taught him a greater purpose
For 23 years, Canada’s pre-eminent hockey broadcaster donned the stripes and took all the heat the fans could give him. It was, in the truest sense, a calling.
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referees
WIll the referees trip us up?
There is concern that inconsistent officiating will play a role in deciding which hockey teams reach the podium
The big Olympic concerns
What if it rains the whole time? Is figure skating still rigged? Will the refs trip us up?
Do we need referees?
The Alex Burrows affair brings up a controversial question
Future ref-erence
Reader Sandy von Kaldenberg raises an intriguing idea in response to my rant on even-up reffing: since improvements in TV...