Fans are frustrated with NHL playoff officiating in 2026. Here’s what’s behind the inconsistency, and why it may not be fixed anytime soon.

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Local hockey referees Lou and Steven Polonkey, as usual, have been busy this season officiating game after game after game, all winter long. But the contests that truly stand out to ...

Being a referee is not for everyone. Fortunately, Andrew Bruggeman isn’t everyone. For the last 22 years he’s served as hockey referee at every imaginable level. What started as a way for Andrew and ...

Philadelphia Flyers mascot Gritty pummeled a 6-foot Penguin mascot, then tossed a limp stuffed Penguin over the balcony […] ...

The moment that got most Canadians – with an e or an a – exercised was a second-period charging penalty against Montreal’s ...