Ask almost any hockey fan about Peel, and you’re likely to hear a story about him ruining a game they were trying to enjoy. Louis area, so much so that the two young officials knew he was on his way, and unsuccessfully tried to stop him from getting into their dressing room.įor those unfamiliar with Peel, he was a long tenured - and controversial - NHL official who was drummed out of the league after being caught vocalizing his intent to conduct some “game management” on a hot mic. Part of his retirement hobbies, aside from being a wannabe NHL insider and game-management denier on Twitter, has been causing trouble for minor hockey officials. This is but the latest, and the most pronounced event with Peel rocking up to his 10-year-old’s hockey games and looking to big-time young officials trying to make a buck. This is patently ridiculous behaviour from someone old and experienced enough to know better.Īpparently, it isn’t the first such incident. Peel proceeded to berate the two officials for around 20 minutes, questioning them about their calls in the game, and threatening their jobs, all while invoking his status as a former NHL official to intimidate them. I have a couple questions.’ And he just berated us.” “And he goes, ‘Do you know who the f- I am? You sit down and respect me. It was a game involving mostly 10-year-old players, which is important to keep in mind here for context. In short, Peel followed the two 17-year-old officials into their dressing room to express his discontent with their performance. I don’t want to borrow too liberally from Gentille’s piece, and I’d recommend everyone give that a read to get the full story. Louis Sting, and apparently the former NHL referee took issue with some of the officiating in said game. Peel’s son was involved in a game between the St. A stunning report from Sean Gentille of The Athletic came out on Friday evening, telling the story of former NHL referee Tim Peel’s behaviour at a minor hockey game in St.
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