In the NHL, You Can’t Score a Goal off a Referee’s Wiener
PHILADELPHIA - SEPTEMBER 29: NHL referee Kerry Fraser looks on during a line change in the preseason NHL game between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Minnesota Wild at the Wachovia Center on September 29, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Wild defeated the Flyers 5-4 in shootout overtime. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
During the Blues / Panthers hockey game last night, Robert Bortuzzo of the Blues hit the puck right into a referee’s midsection . . . dangerously close to his tender portions. The puck bounced off into the goal, but it didn’t count, because in the NHL, you can’t score off an official.