What is the WORST missed/bad call you've ever seen?

Keep in mind, that back in the days, in 1993 as well, high-sticking with blood was automatic 5-minute major and game misconduct.. That's why it was a big deal with Gretzky's no-call.

Remember when Crosby took off Marc methots finger and didn’t get a penalty

Game 5 in the 2019 finals, missed call on Noel Acciari getting slew footed which led to the game winning goal for the Blues giving them a 3-2 lead in the series.

Looks like from the angle; Dahlin pushed with closed fists for all 3 shoves. Hands that were close together, Not using his stick to make it a cross check. With all 3 shoves. Mathews cross checked for both. The first initial retaliation before getting knocked down, and then again to the face after. Not using his hands to make contact and make them both cross checks with his stick. Same thing with the Ovi example. While yes, a soft call (maybe embellishment), still crosschecking. Hands wide apart not using to push the player, but using the stick as the point of contact.

Preds disallowed goal game 6, cup final 2017 hands down. That early whistle sent us from contenders to a first round sweep. That was our chance. I still think Pens would've won a possible game 7 in Pittsburgh, but we'll never know what could've been.

I realize there’s already plenty of representation of Wings disallowed goals in this video, but the one that pisses me off to this day is the waived off Marian Hossa goal in the last minute of Gm.3 of the 2009 series against Anaheim. That was the first time I’d ever heard of that “intent to blow the whistle” rule. The Wings had to slog through 7 games of that series and went limping into the finals. If that goal is allowed, maybe in an alternate universe, the Wings finish off the ducks in 5 or 6 and have just enough in the tank to beat Pittsburgh in the finals.

I instantly thought of flames/lightning 04 disallowed goal, GFG 🔥

If you ever make a part 2, you need to talk about last year's game between the Jackets and Hurricanes. Carolina scores, but the Jackets challenge because of an offside. The refs somehow miss the offside and give Columbus a two minute penalty for delay of game as the period comes to an end. BUT! The refs actually realize during the intermission that yes, there was an offside, so coming back for the next period, they cancel what was left of Carolina's power play. But Carolina keeps the goal that should have been disallowed. I've honestly never seen anything like it before or since in my life

Should’ve included the infamous 99’ finals “skate in the crease” call in buffalo

I was just a kid but that Montreal-Carolina series still makes me angry just to think about it! Carolina was so dirty! 😡

2019 playoffs. Blues vs Sharks, the infamous hand pass game as everyone in St. Louis calls it. Game 3 in the series, Timo Meier. Gotta look it up.

Fun fact about the first goal : stephane auger is one of the refs on this one and he's a consultant for one of the broadcast networks in quebec. Imagine consulting this guy about referee calls lol.

Still to me the worst call was in a Penguins vs Rangers game when Sidney Crosby was called for a penalty, was in the box, the ref announced the penalty the puck was dropped and a few seconds later the ref blew the whistle and escorted Crosby out of the box saying there was no penalty on the play. Huh? I’m a former ref and I still don’t understand that decision.

2009? cup finals wings v pens. Pittsburgh had 7 guys on the ice for about 1:30 with the bench screaming at the refs and they refused to look around and blow the whistle, then a d man finally got off the ice and they tied the game a few seconds later and won in ot

To be fair with the cross checking call, it’s cross checking when your hands are apart from each hand while holding on to the stick.. and some people don’t realize that, but if you put your hands together with the stick and shove, it’s actually not a penalty.. (I’m a hockey player and reffed a little bit)

Jared Spurgeon trying to break Pavel Buchnevich ankles should have been a suspension.

The Horcoff “glove pass” was in the season after the cup run.

The reffing has been the worse that I can remember this year. It’s so bad that I don’t even get mad anymore I just laugh 😂

Hi Ron :) thanks for the video... maybe an idea for a new one? Tampa commentator said a couple of nights ago that McDonagh has never missed playoffs in his carreer (yet), I thought it could be interesting to take a look at longest playoff streaks in modern era? Are there many who have never missed playoffs in their entire carreers? Thanks :) have a good one.

Sorry to say Dahlins "crosscheck" was him pushing with his gloves not his stick. Interference maybe but not a crosscheck

“But this isn’t a penalty?” 2 handed push with gloves on lol.

the dahlin matthews incident was a scrum from both players, and then matthews crosschecked dahlin in the neck. i dont see the controversy.

The one I remember was 2019 when Ottawa Senators got too many men penalty, then after that Colorado Avalanche was doing a change and one of the Avalanche players going over boards and then touched the puck, no call for too many men, doing the same thing that Ottawa senators did, and I still remember it, I was yelling at the TV going "What the hell" I was surprised no refs even called it

The hand pass from the Oilers was actually the next season in 06-07 (pretty sure it was in November). The next meeting the two teams had was Stefan missing the empty net which kinda seems like karma in a way

You forgot the goal call from the 1999 Sabres Stars Stanley Cup final. The NHL has literally said that THE goal that resulted in the Stars winning the whole thing was ILLEGAL but since they had already awarded the cup and the Sabres were off the ice they just let it go.

That first one was just a part of the NHL fixing games. The only argument for "meant to blow the whistle" is if he meant to blow it before the shot was taken. The ref only lost view of the puck after it was in the net.

Poor Holmström, the king/victim of reputation calls.

As a referee the dispute rule makes sense. From when you see that a puck is dead to when you actually blow the whistle they is a slight delay. For example, goalie covers puck, referee may have to raise the whistle to mouth to blow it dead, however the play was dead before the ref blew the whistle.

Absolute great video. I forgot about a bunch of these horrible calls.

The clip you used of Dahlin "crosschecking" Matthews, doesn't look like one. Sure looks like he only has one hand on the stick when he actually contacts him. The first hit to Matthews could have been a crosscheck, but I haven't seen a good angle. The second one doesn't look like it to me. Matthews did clearly crosscheck Dahlin twice though.

The Matthews crosscheck was dirty, Dahlin’s play was fine

That Matthews call was correct it was a net front battle with pushing maybe one cross check to the hip from dahlin the cross check to the neck was completely uncalled for

Trust me, Toronto's never gonna forget the Gilmour non call. - Nice music btw is that Goldeneye 64? I like your style bro lmao.

Can't forget the Stars' cup-winning no goal as well.

2019 game 5 missed trip on Noel acciari completed changed the momentum of that cup run. That game goes into overtime if that doesn’t happen and Boston could’ve even won this series in 6 games with this call being made.

I could be wrong, but I think the rule during the 92-93 season was if you high-sticked someone and it drew blood, you were out of the game, not just a double a minor like it is now. So Gretzky would have been completely ejected. If they called the high stick, by definition, they would have had to kick him out. I could be wrong, maybe someone can confirm?

Hey there rob, I'm a ref. The first one for the "intent to blow the whistle", I've actually had to do this in local AA and A level hockey games. Usually for us, if we loose track of the puck, we have to blow it down, and if our linesman cant find it. And the intent to blow the whistle, You can't just blow the play down instantly, So giving the play goes on, the ref would probably blow the play down closer to a seccond earlier if we could blow the whistle down right then and there as we thought to. If our arms are going up, or we need to whistle it down, we do it. In our heads we think the play stops, and we react as quick as possible to stop the play, if after that little switch in our head for "dead play" is flipped, goals after it will be waved off.

One of the best hockey youtubers out there 🙌

This playoffs has got to be the worst officiating I’ve ever seen , nothing you can say about speed/ice level can save them either it’s like they’re not even out there sometimes

The first one is actually even worse, the reason why the ref "intended to blow the whistle" was because he lost sight of the puck, because it was in the net. Scoring the goal was the condition that made it possible for the goal to be discounted. That whole rule is insane and it's a wonder it rarely comes up. That rule literally says that the only game that actually matters is the one the refs see. Think about how absurd that is, everybody in the building could see it happen, but if 2 people in stripped jerseys don't, then it might as well have never happened at all.

I really appreciate the 007 goldeneye music in the background. Thanks for that.

austin matthews one was a fair 2 games tbh, but i agree with the rest of your takes.

I still can't believe the refs didn't call Gretzky for the high stick on Gilmour. The league didn't even step in and give Gretzky a 1 game suspension or even a fine for the high stick.

Rasmus Dahlin and Auston Matthews both should’ve got 2 minute minors for roughing, but Matthews sure as hell deserves the 2 game suspension as it was a cross check right to the neck. Dahlin didn’t deserve any games because they were not brutal cross checks or anything. But Matthews’ cross check was brutal so I think Matthews deserved the suspension.

2017 2nd round Oilers vs Ducks Game 5. Kessler holding one of Talbot pads.

Wow, the no goal for embelishement was so stupid. I can understand thata ref won't see everything in the heat of the game. But that one feel like it is some sort of vendetta.

gotta say, bad calls do suck, but screaming “ref you suck” at a game has to be one of my favorite things.

Oooooh man, I had completely forgotten about the Koivu high stick!

That first clip of Montreal was clear embellishment 😂

I've said it before and I'll say it again. "Let them play" is one thing, but when dirty plays are being made refs need to call them, because when they don't that's when players take matters into their own hands and players get injured. Honestly when injuries happen in games the refs on duty should get inquiries against them just as much as the players who committed the infraction.

Bad take on the matthews/dahlin play. Quite obvious matthews was just frustrated after dahlin PUSHED him around and he snapped.

First time I heard someone who isn't a die hard Leaf fan acknowledge that Dahlin play. It's actually nice to see people talk about the inconsistency there.

How about the 1999 Stanley Cup that was "won" by Dallas despite Brett Hull CLEARLY having his foot in the crease and as such, that goal shouldn't ever have counted!

intent to blow the whistle takes into account that our nervous system takes a little bit of time to process what we are seeing, decide how to respond, and then cause us to respond

this definitely needs a part 2-999

Cannot believe you left out the infamous 99 no goal

Thank you for saying that abt matthews it needed to be said

I remember that era where a toe in the crease would nullify the goal. Something I hated so much, yet thinking about is oddly nostalgic.

I love the video format. You should've named it call instead of calls and make it lead up to the worst one. Makes it more suspenseful and more clickbait. Love the content hope you see this.

0:25 My dad: *smiles proudly*

I'm not a Red Wings fan, but the Brad May goal should've counted 110%. The whistle was after the puck was in the net. Today that play would be a goal after discussion with the situation room in Toronto. Many of these plays have resulted in rule changes, but it's sad that it takes a play like that to make a change.

The hand pass goal against the Flyers that the refs told the coach he wasn't allowed to challenge... then the NHL announced during the game that it was the refs mistake, yet they never fixed it. It's the worst thing I've ever seen a ref do to a team. Hands down.

In Europe head hits and cross checks are automaticly 2+10mins penalty so the players would not hit to head again and if they do it will be 5+20

A "worst missed calls" video that doesn't include 2017 EDM/ANA Kesler wrapping his arm and stick around Talbot's pad and pulling NOT be considered goaltender interference on **VIDEO REVIEW** ?? I mean Kesler forced open the 5-hole that Rackell scored through. Unbelievable blown call that cost the Oilers a series win right there.

I absolutely love the elevator music in the background of all the chaos and rage.

That embelishment no goal at the begining is totally insane

THIS, this is exactly the reason why I have zero belief in the sanctity of the NHL anymore. Why I absolutely believe that the NHL has been systemically keeping Canadian teams from winning the cup. This video right here, is exhibit A in the argument that they don't want Canadian teams to win the cup.

I don't know if you have any interest in football (soccer) but if you do and understand the rules enough or are willing to learn them, take a look at the missed calls in the English Premier League this season. I hardly watch hockey anymore but I come back to see videos like this to make me feel better about the refs in the EPL. Maybe watching the useless EPL refs can make you feel better about the zebras in the NHL.

This video ageing like fine wine after game 5 of the battle of alberta

Why the heck are they calling net Front Presence a Penalty?! It doesn't make any fucking sense! No way!

That 1st detroit intent to blow wistle lol that was crazy lol 😅😅😅

Looking forward to seeing your video on all of the penalties we've seen in the playoffs this year! It's been quite amazing to see how many there have been tbh. I am all for player safety, and I would ideally like to see body contact removed from the game altogether, as well as cages introduced, but seeing half the period having penalties, it's weird.

Could do a whole video on the habs vs vegas series last year

Dahlin's "crosscheck" was nothing, maybe interference at most... Matthews clearly cross-checked him in the head afterwards in retaliation. Good call.

You missed the San Jose hand pass leading to the OT winner against the Blues that Helen Keller would have seen.

havent watched the vid yet, but i fully expect Las superman Punch goal to be in there

literally every canucks game i go to there’s a “REF YOU SUCK”

Nothing worse than the zebras ruining to outcome of a game. Keep up the great vids. Stay Happy and Healthy

consistency is the problem here. Even within the same game. they will let things go all game, then all of a sudden late in the 3rd decide "oh thats now a penalty" Ref's set a precedent for whats allowed and whats not, when they change it throughout a game, they are literally deciding the fate of the game.

that dahlin on Matthews thing was a good non call. Stuff like this happens every single game its hockey not soccer. Matthews retaliated and went too far by crosschecking dahlin directly in the face. its safe to say rob is a leafs fan

the whole MTL VGK series last year had some of the worst reffing I’ve ever seen

Speaking of" back in the day " in general before goalies started playing the "flop around on their knees" style, wraparound goals were far less common. When I played in the dark ages of the 60s - 70s, if a goalie let one in like that the coach would go nuts on us for what was then perceived as "weak goals." How the game has changed.

Are from around Winnipeg? You have the same accent as two people I know from Winnipeg. It's the way you pronounce you're t's like in "net", "yet", "spot" and "not" to list a few. I noticed it immediately.

I guess the ‘93 illegal stick called against the Kings during the Finals was hockey karma for the Leafs series haha

For the sharks, the Clowe play from the bench or the league changing Meier hand pass

Ottawa soccer kick goal in the series vs the habs was pure pain

Miss the Sunday morning uploads😭

Before i even watch this I’m sure the classic Wayne Gretzky & Doug Gilmour incident will be on this list lol & Kery Fraser as the referee. Geez that series between Toronto & L.A. in 1993 is just shy of 30yrs ago already.

one of the most recent bullshit ref moments was when during round 2 of this years playoffs leafs vs bolts when a leafs player get's shoved into the net and tampa doesn't get a call and then a bolts player trips marner and no call. and then a leafs player lightly touches a guy and get's a 2 min pp.

Trocheck being tripped should be on here

Wings vs Kings a few years ago. A high shot off the netting above the glass, came back into play and wings scored. the ref's allowed the goal.

The Oilers hand pass call was actually during the 2006-07 season, the season following their cup run. You can tell because McGeough is wearing a helmet lol

Many years ago, New Jersey vs. Toronto. New Jersey knocks the Toronto net off to the point it was sitting backwards against the end boards. David Clarkson shoots the puck across the goal line and the Refs called it a goal because it would have crossed the line IF the net had been in place. Never mind the Leafs goalie has been knocked into the corner. The single dumbest call I have ever seen.

These are horrifying!!

Bro sleeping on lacrosse over here claiming this is faster lol

I can put up with some of the on-ice miscalls as I understand the refs have a great deal to watch and, as stated in the video, hockey is an incredibly fast game up close. The first time I saw a game sitting in row 6, I nearly lost my mind as I had always watched from the nose bleeds previously. It was a completely different game. What I can't stand is the Toronto reviewing group who have multiple angles of clear video and consistently f*ck up every single call when asked to review. They either don't know what they are doing or, somehow, have an agenda to pick winners and losers. THEY ARE TERRIBLE and, if that's the best they can do, the NHL needs to get rid of video replay and just suffer with the bad calls by the refs within the game.

Intent to blow the whistle gotta be one of the stupidest rules ever thought up. Same beat as the bell doesn't dismiss you I do.

Martin Gelinas goal vs. Tampa in the finals in 2004 still gets me. I knew that goal was in at the time, but in the era of high definition TV/replay that came just a few years later, no question, Calgary was robbed of a cup.

I'm a bit surprised those infamous Hawks vs Canucks goals of the 2009, 2010 and 2011 playoff matchups involving the Hawks scoring goals with Dustin Byfuglien literally holding Luongo down on the ice creating an empty net and no goalie interference being called?! For the first 2 of those 3 series, the Hawks would win round 1 on those blown calls and one of them led to the Hawks winning a series and going on to win the Cup, that if you took away those illegal goals, would have gone to the Canucks, NOT the Hawks winning in 2009, 2010 AND 2011. In 2011, then GM Mike Gillis finally had had enough and called the league out for bad/corrupt officiating and with the world watching, the refs were forced to call the final 3 games of that series fair. The Canucks won and went on to come within 1 win of finally winning the Stanley Cup, before another rash of some of the worst calls costing them the Cup. I'm talking plays like Todd Marchand repeatedly punching Hendrick Sedin in the face, no call, Hendrick finally has had enough and facewashes Marchand, penalty! AND Canuck hot prospect, the speedy Mason Raymond, was causing the Bruins fits with his speed, until another Bruin ended his season by holding Raymond folded over like a pretzel and ramming him head first into the boards while crumpled up in a dangerous position, causing a BROKEN NECK which could have been deadly, no call, no suspension, the league saying that was a LEGAL HIT! LEGAL! Are you EFFING KIDDING ME!? Raymond missed most of the next season, and when he finally did come back from that broken neck injury, he was no longer the blaze of speed he once was and his career faded into nothing much. He could have been one of the game's big stars, but for all those blown calls. Had the refs been calling dirty plays all along, that dirty hit would likely never have happened as the Bruin who did it would have expected it to be 5 minute match penalty for intentional attempt to injure, and would also have probably meant him being suspended for at least the rest of the playoffs. Knowing those dirty plays weren't being called, they felt they could take liberties they may not have otherwise. I saw those calls mainly because, I watch mostly Canucks games, but I do know that crap goes on for many other teams and it needs to stop. I know the excuse is "let them play the game" by letting them not play the game and just play some sort of weird WWE/NHL hybrid game in the playoffs where the rules aren't the rules, they're just suggestions the refs and players can follow or ignore as they see fit. That's NOT "playing the game" that's ruining the game. Letting them play the game would mean calling the rules that define what the game is as fairly, and competently as possible. If a ref sees an infraction, JUST CALL IT. I don't care if it's the first shift of the first game of exhibition play and Joe Nobody breaks a rule on Auston Matthews, or overtime in game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals and Sydney Crosby just committed a penalty on Joe Nobody. If the rules say it's a penalty, it's a penalty, no matter who did what to who, or when. A penalty is a penalty is a penalty. Call it like that and I guarantee you'd have a lot less confusion about what will or won't be called, and a lot less controversy that's only a humiliation for the league and makes the NHL look like a bush league.