![]() What it meansįor some, Peel’s comments are confirmation that referees are biased or have ulterior motives when calling games. The good news for Ranger fans is that Tim Peel hasn’t made a call that was so egregious against the Blueshirts that it springs to mind immediately. There’s no doubt that hockey fans can find something wrong with every NHL official. In The Athletic’s (subscription required) 2020 players poll Peel was ranked the second worst referee in the NHL. Peel has been controversial and has made his share of iffy calls (or non-calls). (Anyway, cheers, everyone.) /VG2cZcazi4- Greg Wyshynski March 24, 2021 (That sure did sound like Tim Peel, who I believe also called the Nashville penalty from center ice.) ![]() The unofficial reason given for the one-game suspension at the time was that Wyshynski tweeted out a picture of the two doing tequila shots, but it’s clear the NHL was not happy with Peel’s frank comments. Peel spoke about some taboo subjects including how referees are directed to call games by the league. Tim Peel was suspended by the NHL after he gave a long interview to Greg Wyshynski of Yahoo Sports in 2015. Peel had to be helped off the ice, but returned to the game. NOVEMBER 22, 2019: Referee Tim Peel #20 lies on the ice and is tended to by Domenic Nicoletta, Head athletic therapist of the Ottawa Senators after getting hit on the side of his head hit by a puck shot by Jacob Trouba #8 of the New York Rangers (Photo by Jana Chytilova/Freestyle Photography/Getty Images) / ![]() The only other memorable incident was in November 2019 when a Jacob Trouba shot hit Peel in the head during a game in Ottawa. You could say that it was just a “play on” situation, but Marchand dropped his gloves and was looking for a fight which Fox avoided. gRxUXgC8Xv- Conor Ryan February 27, 2021 Some questioned the lack of a call against Brad Marchand on this play.īrad Marchand and Adam Fox exchange pleasantries. I was just kind of shocked.”Įarlier this season, Peel was the referee in the Rangers’ 6-2 win over the Bruins on February 26. At the time Brassard said “Tim’s one of best refs in the league, he’s been around a long time,” Brassard said. The New York Post said that Peel was “screaming bloody murder” at Brassard. For some reason Peel took offense and skated to the bench and really laced into a perplexed Brassard. Brassard had an innocuous conversation with linesman Lonnie Cameron. In December 2015, there was a bizarre incident when Peel got into a heated R-rated conversation with Derick Brassard at the Rangers’ bench. It would be great if we could look back and say “Aha, Tim Peel made a bad call ad the Rangers lost!” but there is really no history of Peel making a call against the Rangers that was clearly questionable. It remains to be seen if he will fight it and if the referees’ union will support him. That’s a pretty definitive end to his career as an NHL referee. tKsg2SwGh8- NHL Public Relations March 24, 2021 Referee Tim Peel no longer will be working NHL games now or in the future. The F%%$ing Penalty Tim Peel "wanted to get against #Preds " #DETvsNSH #NHL #nhlfi /gWWn0OaD3L- Daydream Believer March 24, 2021 JnbCkpSuza- World Hockey Report March 24, 2021 Had to happen, but he was just saying something every ref thinks/does. The NHL has parted ways with Tim Peel after these comments. At the next TV timeout, Peel was hear saying “It wasn’t much, but I wanted to get a f-ing penalty against Nashville early.” It was a questionable call and it looked like the Red Wings Jon Merrill might have embellished it. Peel called a tripping penalty early in the second period on Predators forward Viktor Arvidsson. Does Peel have a history with the New York Rangers?įirst, the specifics. After a social media uproar, the NHL canned him. Peel said that he was looking to call a penalty against the Predators. He has lost his job following a comment he made that was caught on a hot microphone during Tuesday night’s game between Detroit and Nashville. The NHL took some stern action following a hot mic episode with referee Tim Peel.
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