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Pucks off refs, pucks off players, suspensions, fines, and more. It's a busy start to the 2020-21 - or is it 20-21? Or just '21? - NHL season. Plus, a rule refresher on skate blades, displaced nets, too many men on the ice, and considering mandatory minimum suspensions. Visit www.scoutingtherefs.com and follow @scoutingtherefs and @toddlewissports.  Email us your questions - heyref@scoutingtherefs.com.    The Scouting the Refs Podcast is powered by Team Stripes - your source for officiating equipment, training tools, apparel and more! Visit www.goteamstripes.com

Hockey is back! So is NHL Player Safety, with the first suspension coming, plus ref Kelly Sutherland's season intro, fighting, puck tracking, ref divisional assignments, new whistles, and a new boss for AHL officials. Visit www.scoutingtherefs.com and follow @scoutingtherefs and @toddlewissports.  Email us your questions - heyref@scoutingtherefs.com.    The Scouting the Refs Podcast is powered by Team Stripes - your source for officiating equipment, training tools, apparel and more! Visit www.goteamstripes.com

Wrapping up the World Juniors with mic'd up refs, offside challenges, and faceoffs. Todd and Josh also cover the NHL's referees and linesmen for 2020-21, how to pronounce their names, and possible officiating sponsorship opportunities! C'mon, refs, let's cash in on those calls! Visit scoutingtherefs.com and follow @scoutingtherefs and @toddlewissports.  Email us your questions - heyref@scoutingtherefs.com.    The Scouting the Refs Podcast is powered by Team Stripes - your source for officiating equipment, training tools, apparel and more! Visit www.goteamstripes.com

The NHL season countdown is underway! Todd and Josh talk World Juniors suspensions and rule differences, changes to the NHL's offside rule, the NWHL going with an all-female officiating crew, and the possibility of advertisements on NHL officials' helmets.  Visit scoutingtherefs.com and follow @scoutingtherefs and @toddlewissports.  Email us your questions - heyref@scoutingtherefs.com.    The Scouting the Refs Podcast is powered by Team Stripes - your source for officiating equipment, training tools, apparel and more! Visit www.goteamstripes.com

The NHL Stanley Cup Final is here with plenty of shenanigans! Todd and Josh check out late hits, pucks in the bench, offside challenges, illegal stick tape, plenty of retaliation, and Doc Emrick Bingo!  Visit scoutingtherefs.com and follow @scoutingtherefs and @toddlewissports.  Email us your questions - heyref@scoutingtherefs.com.    The Scouting the Refs Podcast is powered by Team Stripes - your source for officiating equipment, training tools, apparel and more! Visit www.goteamstripes.com For more hockey, check out Todd's Hockey Unfiltered podcast!

Another puck over glass penalty?! Todd and Josh talk delay of game, icing, on-ice communication, slewfooting, closing your hand on the puck, high stick goals, the future of puck tracking, and gentlemanly play both on - and off - the ice. Visit scoutingtherefs.com and follow @scoutingtherefs and @toddlewissports.  Email us your questions - heyref@scoutingtherefs.com.    The Scouting the Refs Podcast is powered by Team Stripes - your source for officiating equipment, training tools, apparel and more! Visit www.goteamstripes.com For more hockey, check out Todd's Hockey Unfiltered podcast!

It's all about balance this week. Todd and Josh talk suspensions for Vegas's Ryan Reaves and Tampa Bay's Alex Killorn, helmets in warm-ups, missed goals, video reviews, coach's challenges, and more - including 'crossover refs' as the two playoff bubbles converge in Edmonton for the Stanley Cup Conference Finals. Visit scoutingtherefs.com and follow @scoutingtherefs and @toddlewissports.  Email us your questions - heyref@scoutingtherefs.com.    The Scouting the Refs Podcast is powered by Team Stripes - your source for officiating equipment, training tools, apparel and more! Visit www.goteamstripes.com For more hockey, check out Todd's Hockey Unfiltered podcast!

This week, Todd and Josh cover the latest NHL Stanley Cup Playoff incidents - goaltender interference and high-sticking from Islanders/Flyers, interference in Avs/Stars, mic'd up refs, and ask... what is tripping? Visit scoutingtherefs.com and follow @scoutingtherefs and @toddlewissports.  Email us your questions - heyref@scoutingtherefs.com.    The Scouting the Refs Podcast is powered by Team Stripes - your source for officiating equipment, training tools, apparel and more! Visit www.goteamstripes.com For more hockey, check out Todd's Hockey Unfiltered podcast!

The playoffs continue with Coach's Challenges, controversial offsides, linesmen hits, and an ejection for shooting the puck at an official. Visit scoutingtherefs.com and follow @scoutingtherefs and @toddlewissports.  Email us your questions - heyref@scoutingtherefs.com.    The Scouting the Refs Podcast is powered by Team Stripes - your source for officiating equipment, training tools, apparel and more! Visit www.goteamstripes.com For more hockey, check out Todd's Hockey Unfiltered podcast!

It's a jam-packed week with plenty of playoff action! Todd and Josh talk referee Kevin Pollock's injury, spearing calls, knocked-off nets, hard hits, penalty shots, goaltender interference, and officials getting in on the scoring chances! Visit scoutingtherefs.com and follow @scoutingtherefs and @toddlewissports.  Email us your questions - heyref@scoutingtherefs.com.    The Scouting the Refs Podcast is powered by Team Stripes - your source for officiating equipment, training tools, apparel and more! Visit www.goteamstripes.com For more hockey, check out Todd's Hockey Unfiltered podcast!

Brind'Amour's out $25K for his thoughts on officiating, playing on with a lost skate blade, diving to avoid offside and penalty calls, and overtime - from the non-calls to the changing penalty standard. Todd and Josh also contemplate changing goalies on the fly...   Visit scoutingtherefs.com and follow @scoutingtherefs and @toddlewissports.  Email us your questions - heyref@scoutingtherefs.com.    The Scouting the Refs Podcast is powered by Team Stripes - your source for officiating equipment, training tools, apparel and more! Visit www.goteamstripes.com For more hockey, check out Todd's Hockey Unfiltered podcast!

Plenty of action on the ice, plenty to cover this week! The NHL's Stanley Cup Qualifiers and Round-Robin play have given us a one-game suspension, a spearing fine, and video reviews of high-sticking penalties and buzzer-beater goals. Plus, penalty calls are up, a quick reminder on linesmen's duties, and a happy birthday for Devo! Visit scoutingtherefs.com and follow @scoutingtherefs and @toddlewissports.  Email us your questions - heyref@scoutingtherefs.com.    The Scouting the Refs Podcast is powered by Team Stripes - your source for officiating equipment, training tools, apparel and more! Visit www.goteamstripes.com For more hockey, check out Todd's Hockey Unfiltered podcast!

Hockey is back! Todd and Josh talk exhibition action - on-ice changes, new whistles, ref mic issues, lost helmets, displaced nets, Coach's Challenges, and... more cowbell! Visit scoutingtherefs.com and follow @scoutingtherefs and @toddlewissports.  Email us your questions - heyref@scoutingtherefs.com.    The Scouting the Refs Podcast is powered by Team Stripes - your source for officiating equipment, training tools, apparel and more! Visit www.goteamstripes.com For more hockey, check out Todd's Hockey Unfiltered podcast!

Bubble Hockey Time!  The boys are back - in their respective bubbles in Toronto and Edmonton. We'll talk hockey, plus Lemieux finally gets suspended, support for ref trophy votes, the Seattle Kraken, and the possibility of jersey changes for officials. Visit scoutingtherefs.com and follow @scoutingtherefs and @toddlewissports.  Email us your questions - heyref@scoutingtherefs.com.    The Scouting the Refs Podcast is powered by Team Stripes - your source for officiating equipment, training tools, apparel and more! Visit www.goteamstripes.com For more hockey, check out Todd's Hockey Unfiltered podcast!

The referees and linesmen are set for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. We'll talk officials getting back into game shape, the Leafs getting busted for refs in camp, illegal sticks, and letting the refs vote for the Lady Byng! Visit scoutingtherefs.com and follow @scoutingtherefs and @toddlewissports.  Email us your questions - heyref@scoutingtherefs.com.    The Scouting the Refs Podcast is powered by Team Stripes - your source for officiating equipment, training tools, apparel and more! Visit www.goteamstripes.com For more hockey, check out Todd's Hockey Unfiltered podcast!

With the NHL releasing Return to Play info, Todd and Josh look at the impact on officials, schedules, travel, and camp, along with more overtime and Rob Shick's 'stache!  Visit scoutingtherefs.com and follow @scoutingtherefs and @toddlewissports.  Email us your questions - heyref@scoutingtherefs.com.    The Scouting the Refs Podcast is powered by Team Stripes - your source for officiating equipment, training tools, apparel and more! Visit www.goteamstripes.com For more hockey, check out Todd's Hockey Unfiltered podcast!

This week, Todd and Josh talk host cities, playoff ref cuts, retirements and possible rule changes - including tweaking OT, changing up icing, resizing nets, and serving the full two minutes - and a whole new approach to dropping the puck. Visit scoutingtherefs.com and follow @scoutingtherefs and @toddlewissports.  Email us your questions - heyref@scoutingtherefs.com.    The Scouting the Refs Podcast is powered by Team Stripes - your source for officiating equipment, training tools, apparel and more! Visit www.goteamstripes.com For more hockey, check out Todd's Hockey Unfiltered podcast!

Todd checks in from the airport to join Josh for talk of returning to play, summer school for stripes, linesman Jay Sharrers, overtime, and referee mics. Visit scoutingtherefs.com and follow @scoutingtherefs and @toddlewissports.  Email us your questions - heyref@scoutingtherefs.com.    The Scouting the Refs Podcast is powered by Team Stripes - your source for officiating equipment, training tools, apparel and more! Visit www.goteamstripes.com For more hockey, check out Todd's Hockey Unfiltered podcast!

Will the NHL tighten up on unsportsmanlike language? Todd and Josh also discuss officiating in empty arenas, refs keeping a book on players, on-ice communication, and getting officials involved in making decisions and writing the rulebook. Visit scoutingtherefs.com and follow @scoutingtherefs and @toddlewissports.  Email us your questions - heyref@scoutingtherefs.com.    The Scouting the Refs Podcast is powered by Team Stripes - your source for officiating equipment, training tools, apparel and more! Visit www.goteamstripes.com For more hockey, check out Todd's Hockey Unfiltered podcast!

Looking back at linesman Pat Dapuzzo's injury and safety improvements, officials working in hub cities, rule changes to pucks out of play and line changes, and considering the impact of player tracking on suspensions.  Oh, and an unexpected interruption from Nick Bonino. Visit scoutingtherefs.com and follow @scoutingtherefs and @toddlewissports.  Email us your questions - heyref@scoutingtherefs.com.    The Scouting the Refs Podcast is powered by Team Stripes - your source for officiating equipment, training tools, apparel and more! Visit www.goteamstripes.com For more hockey, check out Todd's Hockey Unfiltered podcast!