An Open Letter to the NHL

10.07.09 7:01 pm by Pat

Dear National Hockey League,

I am writing this letter to express concern over your well-being and to offer a few suggestions.  I feel that you are driving a good product into the ground and doing a horrible job with your public relations.  Very few people seem to care about the NHL, and even fewer follow it consistently.  Many elements of your game should be extremely appealing to a lot of people in today’s society, but for many reasons it isn’t.

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Refereeing 101

6.21.09 12:11 pm by Matt

Editor’s Note: Introducing yet another new writer to theSportsGeeks.com. Here’s Matt’s first post. There are a lot of video links on this one. Click them; its worth it.

Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with the NBA. All pictures and videos are property of their respective copyright owners. Please don’t fine me for criticizing officials, Mr. Stern. I don’t have 25,000 dollars! I’m just joking! Really!

I recently visited NBA.com to settle an argument about the kickball rule. While on the site, I stumbled upon a link to “Ask Bernie [Director of Officiating].” I thought about how helpful it was that Bernie would answer questions from referees about some of the trickier rules, but to my surprise, the page was meant for fans!

But what about our dear officials? They certainly have questions too! As a true fan, I’m here to help out the NBA in any way I can. Here’s an FAQ for some of our referees’ biggest questions because clearly they need some help.

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