First Euro ref coming next year

[jstewismybastardson]

from kukla ... i recognize the name

A professional hockey official like Marcus Vinnerborg knows his best games occur when he effectively goes unnoticed on the ice.

There is one exception, especially if you are Vinnerborg, who has worked in Sweden’s Elitserien, the country’s top professional league, since 2000. That’s if Terry Gregson, NHL Senior Vice President and Director of Officials, and his staff are watching you work.

On Thursday, Vinnerborg, 37, was announced as the first European-trained official to join the National Hockey League officiating staff next season. Vinnerborg will be assigned to the American Hockey League but over the course of the season it is expected that he will be assigned to work NHL regular-season games.

 

[puckhead]

Can we send Auger to the fjords in some sort of exchange program?

 

[Eddie_Shack]

I hear Don Cherry is already calling him a sissy and a diver.

 

[dash]

Let me see if I can connect the dots - Swedish ref, Wings love Swedish players, Hakan Andersson (Wings European scout).

Geez, Bettman is good at covering his butt ;-)

 

[elocomotive]

New contract and a homer ref in the league - good week to be Nicklas Backstrom.

 

[Eddie_Shack]

Let me see if I can connect the dots - Swedish ref, Wings love Swedish players, Hakan Andersson (Wings European scout).

Geez, Bettman is good at covering his butt ;-)

Look for Tomas Holmstrom to score 50 goals next year...

 

[scottflyers88]

leino and timmonen? nice.

 

[Automattic]

I don't know what to say. Actually I won't know what he says.

 

[filosofy29]

Looks like I'm going to have to brush up on my Swedish curse words.

 

[filosofy29]

Look for Tomas Holmstrom to score 50 goals next year...

Hey Eddie, who's the guy in your avatar? For some reason unbeknown to me, he looks familiar.

 

[Eddie_Shack]

Hey Eddie, who's the guy in your avatar? For some reason unbeknown to me, he looks familiar.

Jim Anchower's Hard Rockin' Homepage

 

[filosofy29]

Jim Anchower's Hard Rockin' Homepage

lol, then I have no idea why he looks familiar then. I've never seen that before in my life!

 

[Eddie_Shack]

lol, then I have no idea why he looks familiar then. I've never seen that before in my life!

It's a spin-off of an old Onion column, I don't know if they still run it. I haven't seen him on The Onion in a while.

Read the job apps section, it cracks me up every time.

 

[BOSSMANPC]

From what I heard this new ref will be in the AHL to start. I bet Don Cherry's gonna love this guy .

Talk about being under a microscope.