There are a few. But politics plays a role as well. That is the only fathomable reason why Rob Matsouka has been buried in the AHL, while Kyle Rehman has pulled some NHL duty this year after being full time in the Dub last year.
The Alan Paradice Award is pretty much a who's who of WHL refs who made the NHL...
1995, 97 - Tom Kowal (god the officiating must have been bad those years)
1996 - Lonnie Cameron - in the NHL
1998 - Brad Meier - in the NHL
1999 - Kelly Sutherland - in the NHL
2000 - Mike Hasenfratz - in the NHL
2001, 02 - Kevin Acheson
2003 - Steve Kozari (lol) - in the NHL
2004, 05 - Rob Matsouka (a million times better than Kozari, but stuck in the AHL)
2006 - Kyle Rehman - cup of tea in the NHL this year
2007, 08 - Andy Theissen - WHL/AHL this year, I believe.
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