![]() ![]() “Tim Peel’s conduct is in direct contradiction to the adherence to that cornerstone principle that we demand of our officials and that our fans, players, coaches, and all those associated with our game expect and deserve. “Nothing is more important than ensuring the integrity of our game,” Colin Campbell, senior executive vice president of hockey ops, said at the time. Peel’s act of trying to make up the difference in penalty calls per team caught the attention of the league and he was unceremoniously pushed out. "It wasn't much but I wanted to get a fuckin' penalty against Nashville early in the…" #Preds #LGRW /6fZImkdqLr Maybe if you're a mic'd up ref, you shouldn't express how you wanted to call a penalty against a team earlier in the game, changing how you ref the rest of the game. Peel admitted that the trip “wasn’t much” but that he “wanted to get a f***ing penalty against Nashville.” The Predators broadcast of the matchup captured Peel discussing a minor penalty he called on forward Viktor Arvidsson with fellow official Kelly Sutherland. In March of 2021, Peel was not so subtlety encouraged into early retirement by the league when he was caught on a live mic admitting to a bogus call during a Red Wings-Predators game. What happens is if we have so many penalties against one team our antennas are up to make sure we do not miss a penalty against the other team. That’s a great question and a very fair question. ![]() One of the major highlights of the impromptu “ask me anything” session was Peel’s assertion that make-up calls are not a thing in the NHL. Former NHL official Tim Peel took to Twitter on Wednesday saying that he’s “ready to talk” and willing to answer questions about what happened in his final season officiating NHL games. ![]()
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