Former NHL official comes clean about whether or not ''make up calls'' exist
There are a lot of traditions and unspoken truths in hockey, but one of the league's worst-kept secrets is the fact that game-management exists. NHL officials will look to dissuade this line of thought, claiming that things are inadvertently missed or that mistakes are made. These guys aren't robots. I'm sure mistakes are made at times, but the idea that games aren't managed and that ''make up calls'' don't exist is a patently false.
On Wednesday evening, former NHL official Tim Peel - the official who was famously terminated over the "hot mic" incident between Detroit and Nashville, where he essentially admitted on a live mic that he was looking for a make up call - took to social media to initiate an "ask me anything" about how his career came to an abrupt end. Naturally, he was asked point blank about "make up calls". His answer both denied and confirmed their existence all at once.
A: "That's a great question and a very fair question. Make up calls are not a thing. What happens is if we have so many penalties against one team our antennas are up to make sure we do not miss a penalty against the other team."
Peel may just be trying to protect the sanctity of the order of NHL officials to keep his former colleagues out of the line of fire, but I'm not sure his message truly accomplished that goal. NHL officials are going to be under more scrutiny than ever now that Peel has touched on the subject.
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SEPTEMBRE 15 | 378 ANSWERS Former NHL official comes clean about whether or not ''make up calls'' exist Do you think NHL officials make "make up calls" to control the game? | ||
| Yes | 329 | 87 % |
| No | 49 | 13 % |
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