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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
Flash Walken made a great point in the GT about official abuse in hockey and how it is systemic starting at the minor leagues.
I have coached and watched all manner of youth sports. For some reason, hockey officials, in my experience, receive the greatest vitriol from parents, coaches, fans and players. My son participated in the silver sticks tourney and I saw numerous ejections.
This absolutely causes a problem in developing officials. Would love to hear an informed perspective on this.
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Yes, I 100% agree. I all but stopped officiating kids except in spring hockey just for the cash. The kids treat officials like crap because they see the parents and the coaches doing it. It spreads and it's that way in adult hockey too. It's a huge problem and it's frustrating being a referee because of it.