An opinion from someone that's been covering sports for about 150 years.
By Terry Jones, Edmonton Sun
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In a few short days, on Jan. 1, the National Hockey League will begin to celebrate its Centennial.
It’s a perfect time to make some resolutions.
Not New Year’s resolutions. New Era resolutions.
The timing is perfect for the NHL to declare a Centennial project to give the game back to the fans.
What we’ve witnessed in the last few days alone screams for it to happen.
The freeze-frame for it all came in an Edmonton Oilers game against the Coyotes in Arizona Wednesday evening.
The TV cameras caught it perfectly. The referee stood six feet away watching Connor McDavid get mauled and hauled down. I mean, the ref was positioned like an umpire for a play at the plate. It was, at minimum, interference but qualified as several other infractions. No call. And he was captured staring right at it and standing right over it.
It’s been happening all season.
Just a homer view point I guess, even though the puck was already in the Oilers end when that picture was taken.
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