Don van massenhoven biography definition
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The NHL in Australia: Not just ‘the circus coming to town,’ but a chance for growth
Nathan Walker, a year-old fourth-line grinder who can never take his NHL status for granted, will sharpen his focus this week as his St. Louis Blues open training camp. Yet as he tries to lock down a job, Walker will keep a close eye on a party the NHL is throwing some 9, miles away, in his homeland.
The league is taking its Global Series to Australia, making its first foray into the Southern Hemisphere with two exhibition games between the Los Angeles Kings and Arizona Coyotes this weekend. As the first Australian to play in the NHL, Walker is deeply fascinated at how the contests at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena – known more as the site of the Australian Open tennis tournament – will be received in the country. His country. He is a proud Aussie.
“I know Australia is going to love it,” said Walker, who was born in Wales and moved to Sydney with his parents when he was 2. “They’re going to enjoy the
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Prior to wearing the familiar black and white striped jerseys, NHL referees wore cream colored sweaters, as well as neckties, which made for a quite dapper look. The cream sweaters lasted into the early 's.
The earliest example of an NHL referee sweater we could find,
Sylvio Mantha's from the late 's with it's crudely executed NHL crest
photo courtesy of Classic Auctions
A 's NHL referee's sweater with a much more accurate NHL crest
Hockey Hall of Famer and first American referee Bill Chadwick wearing a cream colored referees sweater, complete with necktie
Following the cream colored sweaters, in order to differentiate themselves from the home player's white sweaters, NHL referees changed in March of to a bright orange style with a half zip front, which sadly meant neckties were no longer worn.
Referee Red Dunn tries to maintain order between
Gordie Howe and Ted Kennedy in the early 's
An orange referee's sweater from the film
"The Rocket: The Legend of Ma
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Before we start this primer on the rule changes from the offseason, I have a confession.
Hi, my name is Erin, and I&#;m a rules nerd.
Yes, I&#;m a student of one of the geekiest aspects of the game &#; rules and, more importantly, their NHL-sanctioned interpretations, and the referees. I can tell you who the best skating referee is (most would probably vote Kelly Sutherland), which refs are the most authoritarian (Don Van Massenhoven, I&#;m looking at you). Heck, give me enough games, and I can probably tell you when the league sends a memo out reminding refs of particular calls to look for.
I have a bekymmer. Please help.
But because I am such a rules nerd, I&#;ve paid a lot of attention to the changes that happen every summer, and there were a pair of big-time changes to safety calls, and the corresponding uptick in post-game suspensions, this summer that have already had an impact on the Dallas Stars and throughout the NHL.
After the jump, the exact changes to the boarding a