Rent reduced for riders, early budget items approved by Regina Council
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Regina's city council covered a lot of ground in a three-hour meeting on Wednesday. With all members in attendance, coun...
Kudos to NHL general managers who endorse giving the final decision on goalie interference video reviews to the league’s hockey operations department.
I am all for the human element of officiating. They are trained professionals who don’t always get the respect they deserve. I am also for some coaches challenges in sports when it comes to scoring plays. To have two NHL referees make a decision based on what they see on a tablet in front of 18,000 fans puts those referees in a terrible position.
Again, officials are only human. Watching officials look at a screen also makes for bad television.
Another benefit is to have a handful of officials in a situation room have a consistent interpretation of what is goaltender interference, and what isn’t. The interpretation of a rule from 30 different referees is going to vary, which can lead to inconsistency.
I’m not normally a fan of rule changes in the middle of a season, but this is one I can get behind.