OHL ref suspended for tweet...
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No Fun Shogun
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IcemanTBI
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A better punishment could have been to only have him ref games there for the remainder of the season
is it a personal tweeter account, or is it affiliated with the OHL. Ya I know... not a nice thing to say, but if it's a personal account, what is this? have we become communist now? We can't have opinions?
Funny thing is when I was at the Soo mall I was babe watching while having my coffee, you know what? I think I saw 2 in 1 hour of watching. Am I going to get in trouble now because I said that?
Funny thing is when I was at the Soo mall I was babe watching while having my coffee, you know what? I think I saw 2 in 1 hour of watching. Am I going to get in trouble now because I said that?
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It is a personal account, yes he is entitled to his own opinion but he should keep that personal. Social media is available for everyone to see. What he said was wrong, and he works for the OHL so it is a bad representation especially for a league official. He should have been suspended but full season and playoffs seems kind of harsh. He has to look for new opportunity for revenue starting now, if he hasn't already.
When you are a public figure representing your league it does matter. Referees have to be perfectly impartial and show respect for the players and cities they work in/with.
The fact is some jobs require more discretion than others. As an extreme example, the Prime Minister cannot behave like a construction worker (OK, maybe bad example
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When you are a public figure representing your league it does matter. Referees have to be perfectly impartial and show respect for the players and cities they work in/with.
The fact is some jobs require more discretion than others. As an extreme example, the Prime Minister cannot behave like a construction worker (OK, maybe bad example
you both make good points, but an OHL ref is far from a Prime Minister or any other prominent figure.
Maybe a better punishment would have been a blind date in the Soo.
I don't know which discipline I would take... that a tough one The OHL has a social media policy in place. Its for teams, players, officials and anyone working within the OHL. Even if it is his personal twitter account he still has to abide by the policy.
Kinda related in terms of refs being idiots on social media...USHL ref,Johnathan Morrison , last season...
The league's response? From head of officials Scott Brand himself...
Yes, the league's response was, "no wonder the officials don't want to see goals" because a certain team plays a...eccentric...video/song after a goal. Oh and the head of officials describes (his favorite) team as "America's team"
Guess what? Nothing was done to the ref or head of officiating. In FACT, league spokesperson, Brian Werger's response was...
The officials were stupid enough to have this conversation on Facebook and the league blames the fans for an "intrusion of privacy" and calls fans concerns "ridiculous". The USHL, folks.
The league's response? From head of officials Scott Brand himself...
Yes, the league's response was, "no wonder the officials don't want to see goals" because a certain team plays a...eccentric...video/song after a goal. Oh and the head of officials describes (his favorite) team as "America's team"
Guess what? Nothing was done to the ref or head of officiating. In FACT, league spokesperson, Brian Werger's response was...
The officials were stupid enough to have this conversation on Facebook and the league blames the fans for an "intrusion of privacy" and calls fans concerns "ridiculous". The USHL, folks.
No Fun Shogun
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His job is to be impartial as a ref. By blasting a team/market, he's being anything but impartial and therefore the league clearly has the right to make a suspension.
Lmao typical some of these officials have no conscience?
None of these refs are smart , have you seen them officiate even one good game? Lmao
Impartial are you kidding me? They are always favouring one team over anotherWhen you are a public figure representing your league it does matter. Referees have to be perfectly impartial and show respect for the players and cities they work in/with.
The fact is some jobs require more discretion than others. As an extreme example, the Prime Minister cannot behave like a construction worker (OK, maybe bad example
How much do these officials make per OHL game and linesman? Mileage and accomadations?
OMG67
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Gotta love Jim Rockford!$200 a day plus expenses. Just like Jim Rockford
It is sort of uncanny. I was thinking about that show a couple days ago and was going to try to see if it was available somewhere to stream it. I’d watch that series again.
BTW, we are showing our age…..
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You can have an opinion, that doesn't excuse you from the consequences of that opinion. If his opinion had nothing to do with the OHL and was pro nazi it would have ended up with the same result. Regardless if you are on the clock or not you are still representing your employer and they have the right to act accordingly. Most people who make stupid comments like this on social media do it using a fake profile so it can't be traced back to them. This one went all in. Gets what he deserves.
It's got zero to do with communism, it's always been this way, social media just makes it more prominent.
Edit: holy crap... just realizing this thread is from 2013. Mods how about a lock?
OMG67
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Does everyone realize this thread was from 2013? The incident was 9 years ago.
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How many pages does one have to go through to get nine YEARS?
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That Petes fan just started a fight with someone over something said 9 years ago, that's hilarious.
Also, all time hashtag in that ref's tweet #allfaties with fatties not even spelled right
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bobber
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I can't remember what I posted yesterday. Going back 9 years to drag something out has to be a record!
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