This is the third consecutive Olympics where we will have NHL players and NHL referees. This IIHF-NHL cooperation ... provides possibilities that are beneficial to the game. Sometimes we learn from them, sometimes they learn from us.
Rene Fasel
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This was a very physical game. The referees weren't calling anything either way and we didn't handle it well.
Chris Remley
They were spearing me all game and the referee doesn't want to call anything. They were late-hitting everybody on our team and (the referees) weren't doing anything about it.
John Pierce
We're ready for that. If the referees let us play tough, physical play, we are ready to compete and we are ready for every minute of the game.
Lukasz Obrzut
I didn't think it was good. But all three referees made the same call.
Rhonda Rompola
We've got a strong group of referees who constantly push each other to be at their best so it's a tribute to Tim's ability that he has earned the appointment ahead of all others.
Robert Finch
Some of the best games I have seen have been in the driveway against their brothers. We needed referees at times because they were all so competitive.
Lynne Harris
When he missed it, he was pretty upset. He was complaining to the referees about not calling fouls.
Garrett Temple
I'm not saying we lost because of the referees. We had our chances -- 6-on-4 at the end, excellent chance to score a goal. It was in our hands to tie it up and hopefully win the game later on.
Dainius Zubrus
Courtney Whatley committed a foul, but one of the referees signaled the foul on McKinley and he was told to sit down. The bad part was that one of them signaled the foul on Courtney and the other signaled it on Cedric, but they never conversed and we lost Cedric.
Shane Reid
And we would want referees to be paired together in teams.
Frank Cole
This experience is a prime example of the inadequate and inconsistent interpretation of NBA standards presently being experienced by NBA referees.
Lamell Mcmorris
It wasn't going to be that easy. I saw the referee waving his hands over his head (to stop the clock) with six seconds left. As far as that's concerned, if that's the referee's call, then it was done correctly.
Bob Morton
Everybody thinks the referees are wrong.
Roberto Maestas
We have been assured by (referee's boss) Robert Finch there is no ill feeling between the referee and us, and we can only take him at his word.
Robert Finch
It is obvious Gary is going to get stick. He has always got stick from the Liverpool fans and judging by some of the stuff I have been reading, he will do well to get out of there alive. It will be incessant and we expect that, but I hope we don't reach the stage where it starts affecting the referee's performance.
Sir Alex Ferguson
It was hard to say whether it was a foul or not, but the fact we were even there at the end despite being behind by 17 points at one point says something about our effort. But still, I understand how (Nutting) feels. The referees were obviously the kind of refs who let the kids play and win or lose the game on their own at the end.
Dave Zeyen
I did see footballs thrown by kids. I don't know if a coach threw one or not. If they did, we shouldn't be throwing footballs at referees.
Nelek Mitchell
We have been awful vocal against the referees this year and that might be coming back to bite us. I think we just have to shut our mouths and go out and play.
Chris Gratton
(The referees) made a call that put us on penalty-kill and our whole team knew that we shouldn't be on penalty-kill. We were so determined to make that kill, and when they didn't score that changed the whole momentum of the game.
Shannon Miller
The 17th team at the tournament are the referees. We will see where they end up in the final standings.
Aleksandrs Starkovs
(Consistency) was a problem before and now with the new rules. I think it's going to be a bigger problem. You flip the channels on TV and it's a different set of rules in every game. I'm not blaming the referees, but it's hard for players to adjust when there are different sets of rules every night.
Derian Hatcher
The referees were just calling everything. Both teams had a lot of fouls, so hopefully we will adjust to that and the refs will adjust, too. There were a lot of cheap calls and when that happens you can't get a rhythm.
Francisco Elson
I've learned a lot from him. Whenever he's home, we talk about it. This is my fifth year in the league, so I already know a lot of the referees in the league.
Torrie Wheat
Randy showed us some of the penalties we took, and they were penalties. I can't fault the referees. I think they've done a great job.
Sean O'donnell
The girls got a little rambunctious. (Stockton) is very aggressive and our girls didn't back down. The referees tried to keep everything under control. They also threw some people out of the stands.
Jim Mcclure
I'll probably have more fun messing with the judges than the referees.
Horace Broadnax
I kind of agree with it. I wasn't purposely stalling, but I wasn't getting anything on him either. That's the referee's decision.
Alex Becka
He was definitely forcing the issue. I thought the referees could done a better job of forcing the wrestling a little bit. There was a lot of edge play.
Mike Dinovo
They had everything going their way, but our kids stayed focused. Instead of fussing at referees, we finished the game.
Karen Garmon
The big thing is it's dangerous. There are not enough officials for three at each game and maybe not even two. You need three referee's to control a physical game between rivals. And if the fields are slippery that could be even more dangerous.
John Rafferty
I'll be honest, (the referees) don't need to have anything to do with the outcome. They need to let the boys finish the game. That's not how it should finish.
Paul Vowinkel
The league needs to be a bit more forceful, as they have been in other rules and regulations, when it comes to the protection of referees. If you have to be held back from charging after the referee, you've crossed the line. Fining isn't enough.
Lamell Mcmorris
The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.
Bill Shankly
The referee made the right call. Texas made a great defensive play. At the end of the game, the referees don't want to determine it and kind of let us play. It was the right call not to make the call.
Mike Gansey
Damn referees, I'll miss them less than anybody.
Abe Lemons
The referee was spot on and I've got no complaints. You can't react the way Darren reacted towards the referee. If it's for foul and abusive language, then I support the referee's decision 100 per cent. There's an internal disciplinary situation that will be put in place.
Nigel Worthington
I didn't know if it was going to be good. I didn't know until I saw the referee's hands go up.
Jamie Christensen
I got fouled, but you can't rely on the referees to give you the game.
Sammy Mejia
All you umpires, back to the bleachers. Referees, hit the showers. It's my game. I pitch, I hit, I catch. I run the bases. At sunset, I've won or lost. At sunrise, I'm out again, giving it the old try.
Ray Bradbury
It's raised its ugly head a few times in our games. If the referees are consistent with their calls, I'm sure all the players and all the coaches will be happy with that.
Scott Prince
It's a big change for players, but it's a bigger change for the referees. They've grown up not being involved in the third period and overtime. But you can expect good things from our guys. Our mission is the same. There's always that mental side of officiating. We've worked hard to prepare our guys.
Stephen Walkom
The 23 referees who will be in action in Germany are currently the best match officials in the world.
Joseph Blatter
I know the headline (today) is going to be about the referees, but if it went five games it made a difference, but we beat them in three.
Scott Robertson
We don't see any of these girls gripe when the (referee's) call doesn't go their way. This team right here? These are talented kids. And this is what happens when you have talented kids with character.
Mike Smith
They [Wood] play very physically, and the referees were giving them the calls, and we were committing many fouls.
Norman O'rourke
The referee?s decision is final. We can write a protest letter, but how will that help? We need to have independent timers like the way we have it in Super four.
Paul Odera
Referees and linesmen are killing teams.
Ashley Cole
Of course, we make mistakes like every player and coach. But that shouldn't lead to referees being sworn at or even threatened.
Volker Roth
I think the referees just feel they're not going to decide the game. Whether it's right or wrong, you're never going to get that call.
Michelle Snow
Nothing is ever 100 per cent. Plays happen in a split second. (Referees) have to make that decision in a nanosecond. Now that you have a chance to take a look at it again, I think it enhances the integrity of the game.
Keith Pelley
Referees should only pretend to fall for the bait, but make sure the result doesn't favor those offering the bribe.
Fanny Amun
Look, I'm not going to buy into it. I'm going to talk to [referees' coach] Robert Finch and I'll leave it there.
Tim Sheens
It is what it is. These people (the referees) are human too.
Tom Attanasi
I was surprised with how the referees called it, considering it was an all-star game. They called it pretty tight.
Jonathan Leopaul
Then he arrested me for no reason?I threw no football. I shook hands with the other team. I didn't cuss at referees. I didn't cuss at cops.
Nelek Mitchell
It doesn't matter. What the referees call, they call. I've learned not to worry about that.
Dave Hoover
There was no acting, but I just like to yell to get the referee's attention so they don't miss the call. That's what I did.
Justin Dentmon
At the first few meetings, the legislators were like referees. In the beginning, it was so confrontational it's amazing the process continued.
Michael Shore
It's really tough for those inexperienced referees to control the game if they have parents yelling at them. The parents need to be positive and stop ruining the game.
Susan Loyd
We've had people get their eyes gouged out, ... They become referees.
Bernie Siegel
I ran out on the field with everybody. Once I saw (the referees) conversing, I knew they were going to put some time back on the clock.
Anthony Fasano
After the race, I saw on the screen the starting of the race. I thought that I should leave that to the referees. That's not my place to go.
Ahn Hyun Soo
I don't want any fouls. It was just basically, go in and try to establish the floor without fouling. The referees, I knew they were going to have the whistle in their mouth as soon as I got close to somebody with the ball.
Nehemiah Ingram
One of the things we are really working on is player-referee communication. It's not like they all can go to the bar after the game and talk. Referees and players need to be able to discuss the issues they see in the game so they can be addressed.
Joe Machnik
I think the referees did a great job of calling fouls out there. They didn't let you do illegal things, pushing and chucking, when guys were trying to get position. We were aggressive in the second half. I think that's where it (the foul difference) really came from, penetrating, boxing out, getting guys to come over our back, going to the glass and just being more aggressive.
Chris Hunter
The referee's job is to make the calls whether they're tough or not. Some went our way and some didn't.
Zeke Jones
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