IIHF Referee Exchange Program

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To put it plain and simple, it's likely never going to happen. There will always be major differences between the European game and the North American game.

Even in soccer, easily the world's biggest and most popular sport and where every country plays under the same rules (unlike hockey), the style and quality of the game still changes from region to region.

A pity.....................i think they shortchange us viewers off by how they call the games.As much as i have always enjoyed tournaments like the worlds and always will,i believe the games could even be a whole lot better with some different officiating.They've gotta relax out there some.