Re: Why do we have Goal Judges?
The following is from Wikipedia: “In 2006, the NHL began experimenting with goal judges in higher seats (especially upper decks) with wireless signals. The idea was to allow teams to sell the lower seats, but also to give officials a better view of the action as to be able to reject goals if violations (illegally kicked in, player in the crease, offside) took place.”
In 2007 a hockey blogger described the affect; see
Old Man Rush Blog. If you don’t want to read all that, the last line appears to sum up his view: “Like cabooses at the ends of trains, goal judge boxes at the ends of rinks will soon be but a memory of a distant time.”
The following is from Wikipedia: “In 2006, the NHL began experimenting with goal judges in higher seats (especially upper decks) with wireless signals. The idea was to allow teams to sell the lower seats, but also to give officials a better view of the action as to be able to reject goals if violations (illegally kicked in, player in the crease, offside) took place.”
In 2007 a hockey blogger described the affect; see
Old Man Rush Blog. If you don’t want to read all that, the last line appears to sum up his view: “Like cabooses at the ends of trains, goal judge boxes at the ends of rinks will soon be but a memory of a distant time.”
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