Find out how much NHL referees really make, from average salaries to the highest-paid officials and playoff bonuses.

Athletes and coaches are not the only integral components of hockey culture – referees and Zamboni drivers are just as crucial. Stream San Diego News for free, 24/7, wherever you are with NBC 7. From ...

Former NHL referee Bryan Lewis says that the subjective nature of the hand-pass rule is why there has been so much ...

Longtime NHL referee Chris Rooney is “doing well” after being hit by an errant stick during Sunday night’s playoff game between the Florida Panthers and the Toronto Maple Leafs, according to the ...

May 20 (UPI) --Referee Chris Rooney, who was hit in the face with a hockey stick during the Florida Panthers-Toronto Maple Leafs series, is doing well and hopes to return to work the NHL playoffs, a ...

When NHL referees or linesmen finish officiating a game, the best result is no one is talking about them. It means players, coaches, media and fans all agree: The game was called fairly. But make no ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. --The four officials slumped on folding chairs in a cinderblock room. Exhaustion was on their faces as they stripped off their gear, sweat having pooled on their skin. On a table sat ...

The refereeing in the Jets-Stars series has not been great, and two anonymous NHL officials put them on blast for favoring Dallas in Round 2. A heated playoff series between the Dallas Stars and ...

Lightning head coach Jon Cooper vented at the referees after Tampa Bay fell 4-3 to the Penguins on a late hand-pass call.

The 2026 Winter Olympics start in February, but the hockey rink where medal games will be played is still under construction. NHL officials have said they’ll pull their players from the Olympics if ...