Quote:
Originally Posted by Jman
|
Back in the 70's we played a lot of tournament games against US teams. As I recall we beat up on them pretty badly, yes, but I never ever heard their players or coaches complain about the refs being bias. As you said if anything they were MORE critical of OUR play than anything, and quite often we Canuckians got the short end of the stick on calls that could have gone either way.
But some people aren't going to get it no matter how much wisdom you impart on the subject. I've reffed games too, and to the kinds of refs rated for international hockey the absolute LAST thing you want is to have any hint of impartiality in your calls, especially at the Olympics. It is for that very reason that Canadian refs are by far the best choice for this game.