Bluelines: Say Good-Bye To Goal Judges

Published: August 7, 2007, 9:16 am

Tags: bluelines, chicago blackhawks, goal judges, nhl, ottawa senators, patrick kane, stan fischler, the maven, wade redden

A funny story from the first overall pick in this year's draft, Pat Kane, who relates his most embarrassing moment: "When I was eight-years-old, in my first game in house league I was so pumped up I went on the ice with my skate guards on. I couldn't figure out why I kept on falling. I just tried to skate only to continue falling." Hockey high-tech is about to end an institution. The era of goal judges as we knew them is over. The NHL's red light-flickers no longer will be seated behind the nets.In most cases, teams will relocate them to press boxes where they'll still be able to push the goal switches. But goal decisions ultimately will be made by the referees or, if necessary, the league's War Room in Toronto.There's an economic angle as well. By removing the goal judge cage, teams will be able to add a minimum of eight choice seats. Clubs who prefer keeping the judges in their traditional location will have that right. Indications are that most teams will move

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