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Seeing Red
A new "old" referee puts on the bands again
By Kent Walker
July 30th, 2010

A while back, Kent told us of his return to the ice after an eight-year hiatus. You will also recall Kent immediately fell down! Well, later Kent put on the bands and prepared to be the Referee for the first time in years. Did he fall again?

Come inside to find out.

A Humble Return
By Kent Walker
July 16th, 2010

After a long hiatus, Kent Walker returned to the ice. The last time he worked hockey, he was refereeing the highest levels in his area. Given that, one would think he would start higher than other "new"  referees, right? Well, step inside and see what Kent found out when he joined up as a "new" referee.

Don't laugh: It could happen as well to you in your sport. Click the title to see how Kent dealt with it.

A Tough Reckoning — Part III
Making a final call
By David Patterson
July 5th, 2010

I had tried many different approaches to make my low profile role in hockey officiating more palatable. None had worked, and I was out of options. I had a difficult choice to make. Read on to see what I decided — and why.
A Tough Reckoning — Part II
Finding a place
By David Patterson
June 23rd, 2010

David struggles with problems on and off the ice.He writes: 

I knew that I had problems with my game and with my place within the game. I knew I had to do something about it, but I really did not know what.

Click to read his "chilling" experience.

A Tough Reckoning — Part I
Are my skills sliding ... downward?
By David Patterson
June 9th, 2010

I started out in Northern Alberta, working Midget AAA hockey, complete with NHL potential players, real ice times, and excitement. I moved — and now I struggle to get games involving kids who can skate the entire length of the ice. What happened? Not politics, not the need to prove myself. I got into the AAA myself, and I got out the same way.
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