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In June, when the NHL Officials Association met in Las Vegas, the men in stripes made a pact. Even though it would hit them in the wallet, officials vowed not to take anybody else's job. That meant not going to Europe or the AHL to call games.
That meant not even calling men's recreation league games, something Racicot has been approached about.
"We could have some pretty good opportunities to work as far as officiating goes and make some decent money," Racicot said. "Simply, we're not going to take somebody else's job away."
Racicot, who plays as a defenseman in a weekly men's league in Pompano Beach, has been asked if he'd officiate games during Thanksgiving and Christmas.
"These kids who are reffing, they're college kids," Racicot said. "I wouldn't want to take this poor guy's 35 bucks a game. That's their side cash and I'm not going to take it away. It just wouldn't be right."
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/hockey/panthers/sfl-nhlref08nov08,0,566120.story?coll=sfla-sports-panthers
That meant not even calling men's recreation league games, something Racicot has been approached about.
"We could have some pretty good opportunities to work as far as officiating goes and make some decent money," Racicot said. "Simply, we're not going to take somebody else's job away."
Racicot, who plays as a defenseman in a weekly men's league in Pompano Beach, has been asked if he'd officiate games during Thanksgiving and Christmas.
"These kids who are reffing, they're college kids," Racicot said. "I wouldn't want to take this poor guy's 35 bucks a game. That's their side cash and I'm not going to take it away. It just wouldn't be right."
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/hockey/panthers/sfl-nhlref08nov08,0,566120.story?coll=sfla-sports-panthers