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Originally Posted by hockeycop
You should always expect the officials in all levels of hockey to make about the same amount of mistakes as the players would (TimBits/Novice/Atom = Expect them to get dressed close to correctly, Bantam 8 = 50 mistakes, Midget AAA = 5 mistakes, Junior A = 3 mistakes, CIS/WHL/NHL = 1 mistake, etc.).
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^ this - the reality is that the players miss passes, miss open nets, miss checks - the refs miss stuff too. as a coach focus on what you can control.
i am sure that over teh course of the season the calls balance out. And if you get "screwed" by a ref - it is frustrating, but you need to move on.
the classic example is the 2002 womens gold medal game - the ladies kept moving forward when it could have been very easy to become totally unraveled.