Referees & Linesmen announced for Olympics

[WCR]

Referees:
Paul Devorski (NHL)
Dennis LaRue (NHL)
Dan Marouelli (NHL)
Don van Massenhoven (NHL)
Christer Larking (Sweden)
Danny Kurmann (Switzerland)
Thomas Andersson (Sweden)
Timo Favorin (Finland)
Vladimir Sindler (Czech Republic)
Vyacheslav Bulanov (Russia)

Linesmen:
Steve Miller (NHL)
Thor Nelson (NHL)
Pierre Racicot (NHL)
Tony Sericolo (NHL)
Antti Hamalainen (Finland)
Derek Doucette (Canada)
Joacim Karlsson (Sweden)
Kevin Redding (United States)
Milan Masik (Slovakia)
Miroslav Halecky (Slovakia)
Petr Blumel (Czech Republic)
Sergey Shelyanin (Russia)
Stefan Fonselius (Finland)
Tomas Gemeinhardt (Germany)

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[The Viking Fury]

Koharski snubbed!

 

[Riddarn]

Sindler, Bulanov, Lärking.. oh dear.

 

[Shane]

Where's the hair?

 

[gobolt7]

Will Don van Massenhoven be healthy enough to work?

 

[12# Peter Bondra]

Sindler, Bulanov, Lärking.. oh dear.

We get to see them every year at the WC's and every year -> they suck.

Although Sinlder aint bad IMO.

 

[SChan*]

We get to see them every year at the WC's and every year -> they suck.

Although Sinlder aint bad IMO.

sindler is the worst of them. He refs against sweden in every tourney.

 

[Kronblom]

A look at their birth years reveals that the NHL-refs are the oldest in this bunch by far. It´s quite understandable that you are better referee if you have more games/years under your belt, don´t you think? Vladimir Sindler was 13 years old when Dan Marouelli reffed his 1st game in the NHL back in 1984.

Dan Marouelli - born 1955
Paul Devorski - born 1958
Dennis LaRue - born 1959
Don van Massenhoven - born 1960
Thomas Andersson - born 1962
Christer Lärking - born 1962
Danny Kurmann - born 1966
Timo Favorin - born 1969
Vyacheslav Bulanov - born 1970
Vladimir Sindler - born 1971

 

[Panopticon]

I like Favorin. He's been one of the best refs in Finland for the past few years in my opinion...

 

[12# Peter Bondra]

sindler is the worst of them. He refs against sweden in every tourney.

When he refs our games he is fair IMO.

Rick Looker on the other hand :.

 

[WCR]

Will Don van Massenhoven be healthy enough to work?

LONDON, Ontario, Canada — NHL referee Don Van Massenhoven told a Canadian newspaper that he would be back officiating January 11.

Van Massenhoven, 45, sustained serious injuries November 23 during a game between the Florida Panthers and New Jersey Devils.

The veteran NHLer was struck in the face by a puck and forced to undergo a seven-hour surgery that involved the re-construction of his nose, nasal cavity, orbital bone, and forehead.

According to a London Free Press story published Wednesday, the injuries could have been life threatening.

“The bone punctured the second wall of my skull and the surgical report said it was against the sac that protects the brain,†Van Massenhoven said.

His injuries were so severe that he was forced to remain in Florida until this week when doctors finally cleared him to travel home to Canada.

 

[Slitty]

A look at their birth years reveals that the NHL-refs are the oldest in this bunch by far. It´s quite understandable that you are better referee if you have more games/years under your belt, don´t you think? Vladimir Sindler was 13 years old when Dan Marouelli reffed his 1st game in the NHL back in 1984.

Dan Marouelli - born 1955
Paul Devorski - born 1958
Dennis LaRue - born 1959
Don van Massenhoven - born 1960
Thomas Andersson - born 1962
Christer Lärking - born 1962
Danny Kurmann - born 1966
Timo Favorin - born 1969
Vyacheslav Bulanov - born 1970
Vladimir Sindler - born 1971

Bulanov said he was amazed at how old the North American referees would be and hopes that they can keep up being the sole referee on the big ice! Personally he said he would retire well before he is 50 because after a certain age he feels the refs arent as fast at the players.