Episode notes
“Red Wing D-Day”, “Fight Night at The Joe”, “The Brawl in Hockeytown”. Remember that one? Darren McCarty jumps Claude Lemieux and the Colorado vs Detroit rivalry which spanned a decade is ignited. Well, we got the guy who refed it and get his take on the whole thing. That’s right, its legendary NHL official, Paul (Devo) Devorski.
Devo also tells us the best Pat Quinn story we’ve ever heard. He lets us know what he’s doing now for the NHL. Ryan gets the inside scoop on his epic exchange with John Tortorella. Paddy wants to know if the whistles get put away during the playoffs. Also, who are the referees accountable to? Who’s in the war room in Toronto? How have the rule changes impacted the way the game is played today? We get Devo’s connection to Newfoundland. Memories from his first game in the NHL and interestingly, which coaches were h ...
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