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Interview with Former NHL Referee Paul Stewart
We had the great opportunity to interview former NHL referee, Paul Stewart, on the Team Stripes Podcast. Paul is a highly decorated referee, having worked more than 1,000 regular season games along with two Canada Cup appearances and two All Star Games. We talk about his career, how the game has changed, what he looks […]
Podcast with Eric Arrigo, Owner of HockeyRefShop.com
The Team Stripes Podcast had the recent opportunity to sit down and talk with Eric Arrigo of HockeyRefShop.com to discuss several different subjects. Eric has a pretty interesting story including as a player, as a referee, and as a referee entrepreneur and business-owner. As Eric tells us on the episode, he even had the idea […]
Approaching the Playoffs as a Referee
So playoffs are here, or right around the corner depending on the leagues you are working. It’s always a fun time of the year – where emotions are amped-up, and the game gets a little faster and more intense. Whether you are working playoffs for Atom or the NHL, you are asked to perform to […]
The Strength to Make the Right Call
Referees have to think about a lot of things when they are on the ice. The number of players, where the puck is, are just 2 of the hundreds of other things that are going on at any given time on the ice.The teams of referees and linesmen are trying to