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Post by doogster on May 24, 2004 2:12:50 GMT -5
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (May 24, 2004) - The North American School of Officiating started accepting registrations Monday for its Europe 2004 program.
Europe 2004 will be held August 7-11 in near Prague in Nymburk at the training center for the Czech national team.
During the four night-five day program, referees and linesmen from across Europe will learn from top game officials and supervisors. They will even officiate games involving teams from the Czech U20 Extraliga.
Confirmed instructors include NHL referee Dean Warren (CAN), IIHF linesman Marco Coenen (NED), IIHF referee Brent Reiber (SUI) and IIHF referee Ole-Stian Hansen (NOR).
Graduates of the school include Adele Kohlmeyer (South Africa), Bob Langdon (NHL), Brad Kovachik (NHL), Chris Deweerdt (Belgium), Craig Spada (NHL), Daniel Stricker (Switzerland), Dan O'Rourke (NHL), Eduard Odins (Latvia), Greg Devorski (NHL), Jamie Koharski (ECHL), Mark Shewchyk (NHL), Mike Hicks (Great Britain), Peter Haxell (New Zealand), Ryan Lachine (OHL), Scott Driscoll (NHL), Scott Hutchinson (OHL), Stefan Eichmann (Switzerland), Stephen Walkom (NHL), Sung-Kuk Chang (South Korea), Tae-Jin Chun (South Korea), and Terry Hobor (OHL).
Deadline for registrations is July 1.
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Post by body-czech on May 24, 2004 16:40:03 GMT -5
Interesting. I have a cottage about 10 kilometres from Nymburk.
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Post by doogster on May 24, 2004 18:20:52 GMT -5
Do you officiate?
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Post by body-czech on May 25, 2004 21:11:05 GMT -5
No, I don´t officiate. But I´d like to become a hockey referee in the future. I´d prefer to be a coach.(not professional). But I have no hockey experience. Just theoretical. Sothat it is impossible. I haven´t played in any team. Just with friends.
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Post by starrightwinger on May 29, 2004 13:09:15 GMT -5
body-czech you said you would like to be a coach, not professional. That's too bad you don't want to coach professional, maybe Mucks(Muckler) of the Ottawa Senators could hire you! After all we're still looking for a coach. That's if you want to coach a bunch of over-paid under-achievers! ;D
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Post by body-czech on May 29, 2004 13:30:07 GMT -5
If I wanted to coach a bunch of over-paid underachievers, I´d choose NYR. If you think the sens sucked this year in the play-offs, then realize how many shots they fired on Belfour. Belfour was in a form. He had a big luck too. Unfortunately he chose it against Ottawa. The management of the sens wanted only one -to win the cup. And I don´t think it was a good decision to fire a coach who made from a weak team one of the best teams in the league....btw.- i can´t be a coach, i haven´t played in any hockey team ever. But I´d take the contract anytime. I like the way the Sens play. Send me the papers to sign. I am gonna pack my bags.
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Post by starrightwinger on May 30, 2004 13:28:26 GMT -5
How about the Islanders. They have Yashin! Yashin's moto is just pay me for the season & forget about me doing anything in the playoffs! I'd like to coach the Sens too! But like you I have no hockey experience! Just as a fan & pick up hockey games which was years ago! Ottawa may have made a mistake by firing Martin we will see in the upcoming season. Now that Martin is with the Florida Panthers, they should do much better in the standings. Ottawa will probably end up in the cellar! We have the talent but just can't get their act together to win in the playoffs. Too many players that seem to do a disappearing act when they are needed most!
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Post by rockies on May 30, 2004 16:37:39 GMT -5
Looking at the players that NY Islanders traded away in the past -Jokinen and Luongo in Florida, Brewer in Edmonton, Bertuzzi in Vancouver, Chara in Ottawa. All are stars now. The Rangers should build for the future from scratch, like Tampa Bay or Atlanta or Minnesota.
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Post by starrightwinger on May 31, 2004 13:13:28 GMT -5
Chara has become a much better player in Ottawa under Jacques Martin. He should win the Norris Trophy! We could have used Luongo in Ottawa against Toronto! Maybe the over-paid underachievers might be in the Stanley Cup Finals instead of the Lightning!
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Post by robinson on Jul 13, 2004 13:54:09 GMT -5
All i can say is they could sure use the training.Euro refs are the worst i've seen.They don't even let clean body checks go.
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Post by body-czech on Jul 14, 2004 11:53:30 GMT -5
Robinson, the european referees whistle according to the european rules, in North America the refs whistle acc. 2 the NA rules. It makes the difference, and it is not small. European and NA hockey are like 2 different sports. I said once, I´d like to see only one international rules for the whole world. Is it possible? Maybe in the next century.
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Post by robinson on Jul 25, 2004 18:51:47 GMT -5
yes,one set of rules would definately be nice but it would have to be the original basic set of rules that were layed out to play hockey as it was originally intended to be played.In other words,body-checking allowed.It's not o.k to change the rules of the sport because someone does'nt like them the way they are and were meant to be.
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Post by Marc on Jul 26, 2004 2:49:06 GMT -5
yes,one set of rules would definately be nice but it would have to be the original basic set of rules that were layed out to play hockey as it was originally intended to be played. You mean, forward passes banned ?? It's not Europeans' fault if North Americans were unable (and unwilling) to create a non-profit international federation to take care of a sport and establish unified rules. Clean bodychecking is allowed in any rule (ok, not for women and Under 14).
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Post by robinson on Jul 26, 2004 9:14:13 GMT -5
I meant modern day nhl style official rules of course,i'm not suggesting we go back to the days of one-eyed frank Mcgee or anything like that for God's sake.So what if north Americans were unwilling to create an international body for hockey,does that mean they should change the rules of hockey to suit their liking?You mean the Japanese should set up a baseball federation and change the amount of strikes from three to two if that happens to be their fancy? Makes no sense to me but i guess it does to you
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Post by robinson on Jul 26, 2004 9:52:55 GMT -5
oh,forgot to touch on your point that body-checking is allowed in international rules.Sure,technically it is but the key word here is "supposed" to be allowed.that would be more truthful of the current state of european officiating.If you've ever watched most games officiated by euro refs (which i assume you have)You will see that many clean checks(and most all clean open ice checks) are whistled and given a penalty by the european refs.So the rule book essentially means nothing to them in these cases,it's strictly how they want the game to be played and what they consider leagal in their respective countries.that is hardly following the rules is it?
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