Episode 186 - Tim Peel

On this episode of the Hockey Think Tank podcast, we bring on former NHL referee Tim Peel! Tim is a veteran of over 1,300 NHL games, he reffed an All-Star game, and he also reffed at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi. This was an awesome conversation where we talked: -How the game has changed in the decades he's reffed -The difference between reffing players like Gretzky vs. McDavid -The "Hot Mic" incident that cost him his job -Refs in youth hockey today -MUCH MUCH MORE This was a really cool conversation on what it's like to be a ref in the NHL and building relationships with some of the top players in the world. Thank you to all of our amazing listeners, and thank you to our sponsors GELSTX, TrainHeroic, and MyHockeySystems.com. You're going to love this one!