Officials that yell "MOVE, MOVE, MOVE"
I thought that it was just "KLEIN the Narcissist" of the WHL that did this, but tonight while watching and listening to Sportsnet's coverage of the OHL's Windsor vs Kitchener game (Officials; Ferguson, Rank), I heard one of these idiots doing the same thing.
The players of the opposing teams are battling in the corner, either on the penalty kill or not, and some officials feel compelled to impose their preferences on the flow of the game by yelling at these players "MOVE! MOVE! MOVE!"
How about this suggestion, official? STFU!! Let the players kill the penalty, battle for possession, or work their game-plan without your 22-Hockey-IQ interference??
WHO IS TEACHING THESE FOOLS TO DO THIS? Is this part of the new "WHL OFFICIAL HANDBOOK FOR STARDOM."
Though I am trying, I cannot choose words that adequately voice my intense opposition to this practice. Not only does this NOT improve the game or the fans enjoyment of it, it is distracting and annoying, not to mention frustrating to the team that ends up digging the puck from their net because of trying to comply with it!
Put on your "Cloak of Invisibility" WHL referee, and get it through your head that NOBODY CAME TO THE RINK TO SEE OR HEAR YOU!!
Whats' next?? An NHL OFFICIAL'S strike with them demanding THEIR 33.3% of HRR?? (Hockey Related Revenues) F*#&^@g wannabees!
A WHL referee should be an invisible protector of the integrity of the game. One should not know his name nor know that he was there.