Too Many Czechs on the Ice

About this episode

The episode discusses various officiating issues in Olympic hockey, including penalties and challenges.

Plenty of Olympic hockey on tap this week: Too many Czechs on the ice - but what can we do about it? Why can’t you challenge a too many men penalty And, yes, the officials can count to six, as Canada found out in their next game Keep an eye - and a skate - on those faceoffs USA’s Britta Curl’s major penalty vs. Canada reduced to two minutes Penalty shot at Switzerland vs. Sweden Goaltender interference for Canada’s Sam Bennett vs. Finland A close call on a Coach’s Challenge on Canada’s game-winning goal to get them to the gold medal game --------------- Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠scoutingtherefs.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow @scoutingtherefs and @toddlewissports on Twitter/X, Instagram, BlueSky, and Threads. Email us your questions - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠heyref@scoutingtherefs.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Questions? Comments? Just looking to vent? Call the RefLine and leave us a message at 585-484-REFS! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #RefsPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Scouting The Refs Podcast is a weekly look at the world of officiating and player safety within the National Hockey League, AHL, ECHL, and other leagues around the world. We'll break down the calls and the rules…

People in this episode

Host: Scouting the Refs

Topics covered

• Olympic hockey
• penalty challenges
• too many men penalty
• goaltender interference
• Coach's Challenge
• faceoffs

Keywords

• Olympic hockey
• too many Czechs
• penalty shot
• goaltender interference
• Coach's Challenge
• faceoffs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Canada, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland

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