Officials announced for Leafs/Lightning Game 3 in Tampa
The curse and wrath of Wes McCauley is going to have to wait another day as a new set of officials are set to take the stage tonight as the puck drops for Game 3 between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Francis Charron and Jake Brenk are the referees, while Brandon Gawryletz and Scott Cherrey will be the linesmen. Charron and Brenk took part in the Carolin Hurricanes and New York Islanders series and have a lot of experience between the two.
Charron took part in 74 games during the regular season and the first 2 games of the Hurricanes and Islanders series. In his career he has been apart of 672 regular season games and 82 post season appearances. Brenk also took part in 74 regular season games and 2 in the post season. He has 445 games under his belt during the season and 7 in the post-season.
In 2020-21, in games reffed by Charron, the Lightning were 5-1, they were 0-1 in 2021-22, and 3-0-1 this season. He didn't referee any Leafs games in 2020-21, the Leafs were 0-2 in 2021-22, and 1-3-1 this season. As for Brenk, the Leafs were 3-1-1 this season and 1-2 last season. The Lightning were 0-2-0 this season, 2-1 last year, and 1-2 in 2020-21.
As for the linesmen, Gawryletz has 535 games under his belt and 11 in the playoffs, including 74 regular season games this season and 1 in the playoffs so far. Cherrey took part in 75 games this season and 1 in the playoffs. He is a veteran of 1087 regular season games and 131 in the playoffs.
Charron calls an average of 7 penalties per game and 16.6 PIMs per game, while Brenk calls on average 7.9 penalties and 19.9 PIMs. The home record when Brenk is the referee is 44-22-8, and 35-29-19 for Charron - just something to keep an eye out for ahead of tonight's game.
