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Scouting The Refs follows hockey officials across the NHL, AHL, ECHL, and other leagues around the world, including news, rule changes and interpretations, suspensions, and statistics on officials and penalty calls. Todd Lewis is a veteran broadcaster covering the NHL and other major league sports; a former host on the NHL Network and on NHL Network Radio, he’s also worked for TSN and Sportsnet as a host/anchor. Josh Smith is the founder of Scouting the Refs, the leading independent resource related to hockey officiating. #RefsPodcast
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Signup to Generate a PitchScouting The Refs follows hockey officials across the NHL, AHL, ECHL, and other leagues around the world, including news, rule changes and interpretations, suspensions, and statistics on officials and penalty calls.
Recent episodes include "Elbows Up, No Hands!" (30 October 2026, 19 minutes), "Goalies Behaving Badly" (23 October 2026, 22 minutes), and "Right in the Balinskis!" (16 October 2026, 21 minutes).
Scouting The Refs Podcast #RefsPodcast publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 19 minutes across 212 episodes.
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Scouting The Refs Podcast #RefsPodcast is a sports podcast with 212 episodes published.
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Episode #7
On this week's #RefsPodcast: Carolina's Rod Brind'amour is baffled after Seth Jarvis failed to draw a penalty shot after getting hauled down on a clear breakaway... we dig into the part of the rule that might have...
Episode #6
On this week's #RefsPodcast: Chaos at Panthers vs. Senators Tkachuk and Cousins both fined The broken stick penalty that wasn't Bruins' Zadorov returns, picking up two penalties on one play Pens' Crosby goes at it with...
Episode #5
On this week's #RefsPodcast: Daisy down! Liney injured in Montreal Ref interference as St-Laurent collides with Canucks' Petterson Leafs' Ekman-Larsson plastered into the boards, but no puck... and no call on Vegas...
Episode #3
On this week's #RefsPodcast: The 2026-27 NHL Season gets underway with some pre-puck-drop thoughts from refs Chris Rooney and Wes McCauley The Canucks' Rossi sees his shot go from goal to no goal and back to goal again...
Episode #2
Getting ready for the 2026-27 NHL regular season with a jam-packed episode this week: Zegras gets a penalty for tucking his jersey -- the first time it's been called in 13 years! Canucks' Chytil injured after run-in...
Episode #42
That's a rap on the 2025-26 NHL season, as the Carolina Hurricanes claimed the Stanley Cup in Game 6 over the Vegas Golden Knights. Wrapping up: Referee Golfin' Garrett Rank takes a tumble Canes' Jason Blake gets called...
Episode #41
The NHL Stanley Cup Final is in full swing! This week: No call on Golden Knights' Eichel for dumping Canes' Staal Vegas's Stone sticks Chatfield up high, prompting an official discussion and a video review. How did that...
Episode #40
We've made it through the NHL Conference Finals and Games 1 and 2 of the Stanley Cup Final with plenty to discuss on this week’s Refs Podcast: The NHL's Final Four refs and linespersons Ghislain Hebert gets a new gig up...
Episode #39
We’ve got a jam-packed week of Stanley Cup action to run down on this week’s Refs Podcast: Canadiens’ Dobson delivers a high-stick from his knees A clear spear from Montreal’s Texier on Canes’ Miller gets called a...
Episode #37
On this week's playoff-penalty-filled episode: Six for McAvoy's lumberjack attack Habs' Xhekaj pays up for punch Avalanche's Manson puts his butt-end where it doesn't belong, gets a fine and a penalty -- but should've...
Episode #36
On this week's playoff-penalty-filled episode: Senators' Grieg gets two Montreal's Matheson misses the puck Habs’ Demidov may not be to blame for his goaltender interference penalty Bruins’ McAvoy is ready for baseball...
Episode #35
This week: Third jersey rules... and superstitions Sens' Greig goes for the sucker-punch Pens' Rust hair-pulling Flyers' Martone Over the line... or not? Plenty of controversy at Oilers vs. Ducks on a goal-line play...
Episode #34
This week: A goal line stop - or was it - at Canes vs. Senators Game 1 Habs’ Anderson takes out Bolts’ D’Astous and sees his penalty reduced from a major to a minor… and then has his goal wiped out on a stick that was...
This week: 23,596 penalty minutes... how do you measure a year? Liney Steve Barton hangs 'em up NHL Stanley Cup Playoff Officiating - how do they pick the officials and how does it work in the postseason? A...
Episode #32
This week: Ben Betker's NHL Refereeing Debut McAvoy's flying stick gets two minutes High sticking fines for Luostarinen and Strome Flyers' Michkov fined for diving Learning what is - and is not - goaltender interference...
Episode #31
This week: Linesman Brad Kovachik's final NHL game Stars' Bichsel steals Karlsson's stick Sabres' Thompson penalized after his stick is deflected by Detroit's Edvinsson's follow-through Leafs' Domi goes after Ducks'...
Episode #30
On this week's show: Caught in the crossfire as liney Kilian McNamara catches a high stick during a scrum Panthers' AJ Grees suspended three games for boarding Flames Connor Zary Goaltender interference?! You don't say...
Episode #28
Pens' Evgeni Malkin gets five games for slashing Islanders' Bo Horvat fined $2500 for poking a Shark No call, not fine after Isles' Mat Barzal picks Macklin Celebrini of the San Jose Sharks It's a wild one at Sabres vs...
This week, Todd and Josh tackle: Olympic recap of the Gold Medal Game between USA and Canada Another Too Many Men... or was it? Bennett sticks 'em up Wilson blows up Larkin NHL officials earn their stripes at Milan...
Episode #25
Plenty of Olympic hockey on tap this week: Too many Czechs on the ice - but what can we do about it? Why can’t you challenge a too many men penalty And, yes, the officials can count to six, as Canada found out in their...
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