Senior League Referee Welds Boards Together after a Huge Hit Knocks Door Loose
Referees in every sport deserve much more respect.
Pretty much everywhere, officials receive far more abuse than praise. That's just the way the cookie crumbles with that specific occupation, but these folks deserve more credit than they get, no doubt about it.
Senior League hockey refs in Saskatchewan might be in a class of their own, though. During a recent Langenburg Warriors' game, one ref in particular took matters into his own hands when a big-time collision knocked the entry door off its mount.
Normally, that sort of thing means one thing: Game Over. Not when this beauty is on-site:
Stripes is the real MVP!
A big hit broke the welds on the door during the @lbseniorwarrior game vs Wapella and this weapon came to the rescue.. 💥
Does it get any more #Sasky than this? 😂
#jackofalltrades @SaskForum @saskeasthockey @DarrenDreger pic.twitter.com/4f1uR7ultN— Monday Nooner (@MondayNooner) February 18, 2023
Back to the original point for a second about how 'officials deserve more love.' This is not hockey related, but it's still a prime-but-funny example of what some referees deal with:
| POLL | ||
FÉVRIER 17 | 96 ANSWERS Senior League Referee Welds Boards Together after a Huge Hit Knocks Door Loose Do referees in general deserve more credit? | ||
| Yes | 35 | 36.5 % |
| No | 26 | 27.1 % |
| Only if they are good at their job | 35 | 36.5 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Mikko Rantanen | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jake Debrusk | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Dylan Guenther | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Connor McDavid | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Ivan Barbashev | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Jack Eichel | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Brock Nelson | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Valeri Nichushkin | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Clayton Keller | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Jonathan Drouin | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Roman Josi | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Kirill Marchenko | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Kyle Palmieri | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Artemi Panarin | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Sebastian Aho | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Evan Bouchard | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Leon Draisaitl | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Matt Duchene | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 21 | 17 | 4 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 30 | |
Devils | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 30 | |
Hurricanes | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 29 | |
Golden Knights | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 27 | |
Flames | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 27 | |
Stars | 19 | 13 | 6 | - | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||