The NHL Announces The Officials For The Second Round of The Stanley Cup Playoffs

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S. Harper
May 2, 2023 (6:20 PM)

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With the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs set to begin tonight, the NHL has announced the officials who will take part in the next round of play.

There has been a lot of criticism over the officiating during the first round of play, with some questionable calls made or ones that the officials appeared to just let go.

Thankfully, for the next round, there will be 12 officials and 12 linesmen who will oversee things. Hopefully, this will result in a more consistent presence from the officials.

For the referees who have made the cut, we have:

Gord Dwyer, Trevor Hanson, Jean Hebert, Steve Kozari, Chris Lee, Wes McCauley, Jon McIsaac, Dan O'Rourke, Kyle Rehman, Chris Rooney, Graham Skilliter, and Kelly Sutherland.

For the referees who missed the cut, we have:

Jake Brenk, Francis Charron, Eric Furlatt, Frederick L'Ecuyer, T.J. Luxmore, Kendrick Nicholson, Kevin Pollock, Garrett Rank

As for the linesmen who made the cut:

Shandor Alphonso, Steve Barton, Devin Berg, David Brisebois, Scott Cherrey, Michel Cormier, Brad Kovachik, Matt MacPherson, Bevan Mills, Kiel Murchison, Jonny Murray, and Bryan Pancich

And for those who missed the cut:

Kyle Flemington, Brandon Gawryletz, Travis Gawryletz, Ryan Gibbons, Jesse Marquis, Andrew Smith, Libor Suchanek, and James Tobias

As fans and I'm sure the players agree let's not let the Officials decide the game. Let the players play call the real obvious ones like a scoring attempt and let the the teams play to see who takes it.

Credit Maple Leafs Daily:
The officials for tonight's game and the rest of the second round have been announced