Worst Call ever made against you

[n3ss 0]

a few seasons later our ref showed up drunk. he gave the crowd a delay of game penalty for not doing the wave, and our team a bench minor for "dancing without music". it was one of the weirdest games I ever played. the cops showed up in the 2nd period.

sounds like a fun game.

[zebra_steve 11]

Playing in college, the D-man buried me into the net over top of his keeper. The keeper picks his foot up and kicks backwards at me while I'm laying on the ice in the cage and catches me in the ribs with the heel of his blade. I get called for interference when I got up and had to force my way OUT of the net past the keeper!

[cptjeff 0]

Worst one for me was a non call on a goal. Get the puck in the slot, load up and bank one right in off the crossbar. Bounces out of the net a little and sits behind the goalie, goalie is sitting still, knows there's been a goal and isn't trying to cover or find the puck... Sits there for 3-4 seconds, d man fishes it out, play continues.

There was somebody sitting right behind the net (the wife of a guy on our team), and she confirmed it was in with no question. The ref was just flat out out to lunch.

[theWB 2]

Not against me but awful and random enough that I'll comment. Guy from my mens league team and a guy from the other team go at it in our game last week. Nothing serious, just your average mens league scuffle, bump, bump back, slash, slash back, punch, punch back and escalates a little from there. They both get kicked out and we change lines thinking it will be five on five. I go to the dot to take the faceoff and the ref goes, "Gotta take one off red, you're a man down." "For what." "Your player has an extra two. Instigator penalty." I've been playing in this specific league and level for about two years and the games are always done by the same dozen refs but I had never seen this guy before. I'm fairly confident I could play mens league for another forty years and this is the only time that would ever be called. Officials or guys that play alot of mens league, anyone else ever experience this?

[zebra_steve 11]

As you know, Most of the guys that regularly skate adult leagues - or hacker hockey as they are sometimes are called - will carry a generally looser standard that in a real game. You know.... no ice if it's in the same zip code, 3 foot wide blue lines, liberal standard for obstruction and hooking type stuff, maybe a tighter standard for slashing.... (Hopefully they tighten it up when they go out for the High School or amateur games but many don't). You probably ran into a guy that just doesn't skate that many adult games and still had a tight(er) standard. He actually gave the agressor the extra penalty instead of evening it up like most do.

[Bravada 442 0]

I'm glad I saw this topic, I figured I'd add this one.

Smaller roller rink around Pittsburgh, I'm at the point on a PP but not aware that its just ending. I wind up for a slapper as the guy coming out of the box is skating towards me (I'm unaware of this because he's coming towards my back).

As I wind up, the blade of my stick hits him flush in the stomach.

I somehow got a DOUBLE minor for spearing.

[cptjeff 0]

As you know, Most of the guys that regularly skate adult leagues - or hacker hockey as they are sometimes are called - will carry a generally looser standard that in a real game. You know.... no ice if it's in the same zip code, 3 foot wide blue lines, liberal standard for obstruction and hooking type stuff, maybe a tighter standard for slashing.... (Hopefully they tighten it up when they go out for the High School or amateur games but many don't). You probably ran into a guy that just doesn't skate that many adult games and still had a tight(er) standard. He actually gave the agressor the extra penalty instead of evening it up like most do.

Not really too germane to your point, but different standards of play are one thing, bad line calls are another. As long as the ref has some idea of the standard of play in that league, it's fine. If you're consistently fucking up line calls, you're a bad ref.

[MastodonX 0]

I was playing in a game with 1.53 left in the 3rd period, we were leading 4-3.

I was behind the net battling for the puck, against two guys facing the back of the net. I got pushed into the net and it came off its moorings just as the puck worked its way infront.

Our goalie got the puck and covered it, but the ref insisted that I had intentionally knocked the net off so if our goalie didnt make the save the goal would be waived off. Total rubbish since I got hit into the goal, there was nothing i could have done about it. We played the rest of the Period SH but still managed to hold on for the win.

I also got 2 + 10 in a game once for roughing and dropping the gloves, even though I got high sticked in the face and only dropped my gloves to make sure my teeth were all where they should be and stop the blood. The ref claimed that if the guys stick had caused an injury it was probably because i had a problem with my dental work, even though there was a clear cut and blood running down my face.

[whizbang 0]

i was playing d and i went to poke check and my stick wound up between the kids legs (ala almost the "can opener"), so i drop my stick and and just skate with the kid. the refs arm isnt up yet! so then this kid tries to pull some sort of back hand toe drag 360 michigan bs...... so i body him a little just to impeade his progress and i get called. when i asked what i did, the ref said that i hooked him. i said "how, i didnt even have a stick?"

[chippa13 1844]

As you know, Most of the guys that regularly skate adult leagues - or hacker hockey as they are sometimes are called - will carry a generally looser standard that in a real game. You know.... no ice if it's in the same zip code, 3 foot wide blue lines, liberal standard for obstruction and hooking type stuff, maybe a tighter standard for slashing.... (Hopefully they tighten it up when they go out for the High School or amateur games but many don't). You probably ran into a guy that just doesn't skate that many adult games and still had a tight(er) standard. He actually gave the agressor the extra penalty instead of evening it up like most do.

If you're an adult league ref and you're not trying to get offsides calls right then we don't want you.

[furlanitalia 1]

Played against a seattle team once when I was 16. We went down to their stadium and were just getting worked by them - out hit, out played, and out hustled. Anyway, instead of being classy when winning they started to get dirty. Chippy behind the play, and just all around rough stuff.

I don't really remember how far into the game it was but I was at the face off dot in their zone about to go into the corner to help my center battle for the puck against two d when one of their guys put him in a head lock and started feeding him a couple shots to the face. Ref's hand goes up, blows his whistle, points to my center and gives him two. Then points to me, about 10 feet away from the play and by myself and tells me to get to the box. I didn't help matters by losing it after that and being given about 60+ minutes but I could never figure out what the original call was against me because it wasn't even listed on the sheet. Definitely made for a long bus trip home though.

[coryroth24 15]

This topic is getting me all fired up!

[phomp 0]

Worst that happened to me, I was skating off the ice for a line change. Sat down started drinking some water, when a scrum insued on the ice. Someone on our bench yelled to the ref (nothing to serious, but there was no need to yell) and the ref turned to me and kicked me out and gave me a 10 minute misconduct. He didn't even attempt to see/check who yelled at him, he just pointed to the first person on the bench.

[tro 4]

The other teams center was beating me all game on the draw, but he kept on jumping the drop.

On one of his jumps, the ref didn't drop the puck, we reset, he jumps again, the refs doesn't drop it,

I say "Your not going to throw him out?"

his response was "don't tell me how to ref"

I said, "you have been letting him jump all game, common"

"Your outta here, Game Miscounduct"

The center for the other team says "are you kidding, let him play"

the ref threatens to throw him out of the game.

The other ref comes over(who doesn't like the guy) says "thats a bit much, give him a 2min"

"Hit the showers"

It was almost funny, if it wasn't in the middle of the 2nd and I hadn't driven across town and arranged a babysitter for the game.

I didn't have any prior altercation with the ref, didn't use any abusive language and the game had no real altercations.

Dude in a bad mood I quess, and he wanted to show of his power, which as any beer league player knows, sometimes a ref just likes to act like the BOSSMAN.

[chippa13 1844]

Come on, now, this sounds like an adult league story and only once in my life have I ever seen a center tossed from a draw in adult leagues.

[tro 4]

Why would I make up a story Chippa, don't get off on telling tales on the net and don't really care if you believe me, and lots of centres get tossed from draws in the leagues I play in, doesn't happen to much, but if a guy or his team continues to jump the draw, he gets tossed.

[Chadd 916]

If you're an adult league ref and you're not trying to get offsides calls right then we don't want you.

Every once in a while we get one of the "top tier" refs that normally does varsity or college hockey and they mail it in almost every time.

[chippa13 1844]

Why would I make up a story Chippa, don't get off on telling tales on the net and don't really care if you believe me, and lots of centres get tossed from draws in the leagues I play in, doesn't happen to much, but if a guy or his team continues to jump the draw, he gets tossed.

I'm not saying you made it up, I'm just saying I have only once in my adult league life seen a center get tossed and we just spent the rest of the game laughing at the ref that did it.

[BenderHockey 127]

I'm not saying you made it up, I'm just saying I have only once in my adult league life seen a center get tossed and we just spent the rest of the game laughing at the ref that did it.

Why would you laugh? I wish I could get a referee here that cares enough to enforce even the smallest rule.

[tro 4]

I'm not saying you made it up, I'm just saying I have only once in my adult league life seen a center get tossed and we just spent the rest of the game laughing at the ref that did it.

Maybe happens two times a game, its dumb for a beer league ref to toss guys out for small infractions like they do in the NHL, but if you have guys you continually jump the draw or teammates who move in, they get tossed. Need to have some order.

[chippa13 1844]

Why would you laugh? I wish I could get a referee here that cares enough to enforce even the smallest rule.

Because it is beer league. Square the guys off and drop the puck. If a winger sneaks in then back him up and then drop the puck. Sure, enforce the rules but come on. What's next, a beer league ref measuring curves?

[tareatingrat 4]

I've seen guys tossed from faceoffs a fair number of times in my beer league.

I never quite understand it.

Whatever, though, it's never me, so I never care that much.

[Jarick 5]

I'm pretty lucky. Worst call I got was a few weeks ago when the refs called four penalties on our team in the span on two minutes, one of which was for a guy who skated backwards into me then fell over (D-league). Although I've had 2-3 goals called off which crossed the line because the ref blew it dead too quick.

I did get tossed from the circle once, only time I've ever seen that happen, and it's because for whatever reason I was jumpy and spun into the other center and tied up his stick while the ref was holding the puck :lol: We all got a kick out of that one.

[theWB 2]

As you know, Most of the guys that regularly skate adult leagues - or hacker hockey as they are sometimes are called - will carry a generally looser standard that in a real game. You know.... no ice if it's in the same zip code, 3 foot wide blue lines, liberal standard for obstruction and hooking type stuff, maybe a tighter standard for slashing.... (Hopefully they tighten it up when they go out for the High School or amateur games but many don't). You probably ran into a guy that just doesn't skate that many adult games and still had a tight(er) standard. He actually gave the agressor the extra penalty instead of evening it up like most do.

You know the rules better than me but wasn't the instigator penalty first instituted in the NHL (pro hockey) to curb players starting fights with guys who didn't want to drop the gloves? Fighting at that level is part of the culture so it makes sense that there are specific rules to keep things in line. Beer league fights on the other hand all seem to be the same, just escalation of a perceived cheap shot/on-ice injustice. Couldn't the instigator penalty be given to the guy who throws the slash at the blueline that causes things get taken up a level as the two players make their way into the corner? I guess my point is that, unlike pro hockey where guys frequently know they are about to fight, its alot harder to determine who actually started the altercation in beer league and even if the official could determine, most are just spontaneous grapplefests, not planned malicious acts.

Also, I talked to one of our regular refs the next week. The guys a rookie so he doesn't skate many games period.

[nexusrage21 1]

Though most of what I would call "bad calls" are probably my opinion vs. someone else's, I think these two stand out.

1.) Play behind the net and the puck comes out the other way, one of our guys gets tangled up with one of theirs and breaks his way free before skating up ahead, ref is looking the other way and the guy from the other team yells that he got high sticked, ref looks back and now I'm the closest guy to that player, he raises his hand and calls a penalty on me.

2.) Pretty intense game while I was playing on a pretty bad team (maybe not talent-wise, but effort and heart-wise). We're getting beat up a bit and I ramp it up with an aggressive forecheck. I pick a puck up and player on the other team slide tackles me sending me head over heels. I look up and see no call. Not gonna lie, I was pretty pissed. I race back into the play as it goes the other way and one of their players (who I know) makes a really nice move and scores. As I get back I give him a little tap on the shins and say nice move. I get called for a slash, argue and get an unsportsmanlike. I earned the unsportsmanlike, but the slash was a ridiculous call.

Sometimes it goes the other way though. The other night I pushed a puck past the dman at the point and raced after it along the boards, he tied me up a little bit and I pulled my stick loose, but clipped him in the face, no call, continued in where the other dman picked me up and tried to cut me off and I knocked him down hard, no call (not necessarily should have been, but its the type of play the league does call usually.), then in a scrum behind the net I tripped the same d-man, and again got off scott-free leading to our team scoring a goal.

I used to get real mad about bad calls, but after a while you understand they go both ways.