I don´t think so.
Keep in mind that the IIHF and the NHL is different in every way - different style of hockey, different rink size and different rules and interpretations. What may look as a strange call at the World Championships for a North American is not necessarily strange to a European. And of course vice versa if the game is played with NHL-refs, World Cup that is.
The european referees simply do what they are told to do by the IIHF, even if their rule interpretations is unfamiliar to a North American fan, player or coach. They make a bad call sometime but that´s just natural, all referees make errors. But so do the players...
Click here to access the 2004-05 IIHF Rules Emphasis Bulletin!
Updated! 2002-06 IIHF Rule Interpretation Bulletin #1
Click here to access the IIHF Game Officials Handbook!
10 referees named for 2005 IIHF World Championship in Austria
Keep in mind that the IIHF and the NHL is different in every way - different style of hockey, different rink size and different rules and interpretations. What may look as a strange call at the World Championships for a North American is not necessarily strange to a European. And of course vice versa if the game is played with NHL-refs, World Cup that is.
The european referees simply do what they are told to do by the IIHF, even if their rule interpretations is unfamiliar to a North American fan, player or coach. They make a bad call sometime but that´s just natural, all referees make errors. But so do the players...
Click here to access the 2004-05 IIHF Rules Emphasis Bulletin!
Updated! 2002-06 IIHF Rule Interpretation Bulletin #1
Click here to access the IIHF Game Officials Handbook!
10 referees named for 2005 IIHF World Championship in Austria