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Scouting The Refs follows hockey officials across the NHL, AHL, ECHL, and other leagues around the world, including news, rule changes and interpretations, suspensions, and statistics on officials and penalty calls. Todd Lewis is a veteran broadcaster covering the NHL and other major league sports; a former host on the NHL Network and on NHL Network Radio, he’s also worked for TSN and Sportsnet as a host/anchor. Josh Smith is the founder of Scouting the Refs, the leading independent resource related to hockey officiating. #RefsPodcast
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211 episodes
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On this week's #RefsPodcast:
How was that icing, when the puck went in the net? A baffling call in the AHL
Down goes a KHL official!
Blues' Carlo goes knee-on-knee with Stars' Hintz
Red Wings' Kolesar gets away with instigating
Hawks' Dach hits Kraken's Dunn from behind - no call
Sens' Stutzle hi…
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On this week's #RefsPodcast:
The 2026-27 NHL Season gets underway with some pre-puck-drop thoughts from refs Chris Rooney and Wes McCauley
The Canucks' Rossi sees his shot go from goal to no goal and back to goal again - once the NHL's Situation Room got involved.
Liney Ryan Daisy ends up in the …
Getting ready for the 2026-27 NHL regular season with a jam-packed episode this week:
Zegras gets a penalty for tucking his jersey -- the first time it's been called in 13 years!
Canucks' Chytil injured after run-in with ref
Kraken's Ottavainen gets his revenge on the Flames' Othmann, picking up 2…
Enter the 32 Teams! The NHL is back from summer break and so is the Scouting the Refs Podcast. There's not much summer reading to catch up on with only one change to the NHL rulebook. Like Wu Tang said, protect ya neck!
On this week's show:
Five retiring NHL officials
Four promotions
Six new hir…
That's a rap on the 2025-26 NHL season, as the Carolina Hurricanes claimed the Stanley Cup in Game 6 over the Vegas Golden Knights. Wrapping up:
Referee Golfin' Garrett Rank takes a tumble
Canes' Jason Blake gets called for tripping. A marginal tripping call? In the Stanley Cup Final?
Tomas Hertl …
The NHL Stanley Cup Final is in full swing! This week:
No call on Golden Knights' Eichel for dumping Canes' Staal
Vegas's Stone sticks Chatfield up high, prompting an official discussion and a video review. How did that work, exactly?
Game 3 has two challenges against Vegas - one for offside again…
We've made it through the NHL Conference Finals and Games 1 and 2 of the Stanley Cup Final with plenty to discuss on this week’s Refs Podcast:
The NHL's Final Four refs and linespersons
Ghislain Hebert gets a new gig up north
The ref cam is back!
Referee Chris Rooney kicks off the Cup Final with s…
We’ve got a jam-packed week of Stanley Cup action to run down on this week’s Refs Podcast:
Canadiens’ Dobson delivers a high-stick from his knees
A clear spear from Montreal’s Texier on Canes’ Miller gets called a slash. What?
Carolina’s Hall hits Hutson
Dorofeyev’s Golden Knights goal gets disall…
On this week's playoff-penalty-filled episode:
Six for McAvoy's lumberjack attack
Habs' Xhekaj pays up for punch
Avalanche's Manson puts his butt-end where it doesn't belong, gets a fine and a penalty -- but should've gotten more
Sabres' Malenstyn steamrolls Habs' Dobes
A double-goal-review at Ca…
On this week's playoff-penalty-filled episode:
Senators' Grieg gets two
Montreal's Matheson misses the puck
Habs’ Demidov may not be to blame for his goaltender interference penalty
Bruins’ McAvoy is ready for baseball season… and a suspension
Flyers’ Foerster lowers the hatchet
Carolina’s Martin…
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