Monday, November 28, 2011

2011 UO Movember Page

http://ultimateofficials.blogspot.com/2011/11/2011-uo-movember-page.html
Bylsma and Crosby sporting the "dusters"

2011 Ultimate Officials Movember Page

To donate to the "Movember" month-long cancer awareness charity drive by Ultimate Officials, please do the following:







1. Pay by Check


write all checks to "Zebra Foundation"

Send all checks to:
Zebra Foundation
3416 Jidana Lane
Minnetonka, MN 55345

* ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE NHL Official's Association's Zebras Care Charity*

2011 Up-to-Date Money Raised  
$1028.00
(2010 Total:$1,195.30 )


Current Ultimate Officials "Mo Bros"  

Jamie Halverson                               Clayton Smith
Mike Diebold                                    Shane Paskey
Steve Miorana                                  Skip Trumble
Greg Swiler                                      Glendon Seal
Clarice Dahlke (wife's Aunt & Mo Sista)
Dana Penkevich                                Mike Trumble
Jason Worden                                  Ross Callahan
Adam Shadiow                                 Pat Britt
Nick Biondich                                   Jason Olson
Robert Beckl                                    Darren Glur   
Phyllis Meyer (mom-in-law & Mo Sista)
Rick Nelson                                     Joe Oberg                       
Brad Albers                                     Brian Thul 
Nick Bradshaw                                 Andy Priley                           
                                           
                              



2011 UO Pick Up Hockey Charity Game
It's Going to be a Big Game!

UO will be playing it's 2nd Annual "Movember" Charity Pick Up Hockey Game.

Monday November 28, 2011 - 9:20 pm

Velocity Hockey Center
Eden Prairie, MN

The Mustachioed Group of Hockey Referees Raised $553.00 in One Night!
Players from the 2011 Game:

White Team                                   Black Team
Rick Nelson                                    Clayton Smith
Mike Taylor                                    Jamie Halverson
Glendon Seal                                 Nick Bradshaw
Garret Gaydosh                              Shaney Paskey
Sean MacFarlane                             Brian Thul
Mike Diebold                                  Dana Penkevich
Mike Trumble                                 Andy Priley
Pat Britt                                        Ross Callahan
Joe Oberg                                      Brad Albers 
Darren Glur                                    J.B. Olson


Goalies:
Jason Olson                                   Aaron 


* BLACK TEAM WON IN A ONE PLAYER SUDDEN DEATH SHOOT OUT *


Conn Smythe Winner: Dana Penkevich






Concussions & Head Injuries for Hockey Officials

http://ultimateofficials.blogspot.com/2011/11/concussions-head-injuries-for-hockey.html
Pat Dapuzzo, former NHL Linesman, now an NHL Scout


This story is not for the faint of heart.  The video makes me "queasy" every time I watch it.

Here is the article from the NY Times about Pat Dapuzzo and the effects of head injuries he has received in his almost 2,000 games NHL career: NY Times Article

Excerpt from "Recovery Doesn’t Stop After Injuries Heal":

"After working four straight conference finals from 1991 to 1994, Dapuzzo missed the next season to be treated for depression. He returned for the 1995-96 season wearing a helmet for the first time, but he never worked a playoff game again."
 Here is the video of the incident:



Saturday, November 19, 2011

At Net Skills (plus some Knuckles)

Are Those Sweet Ref sweaters with white buckets???

Preached time and time again here at UO is the "At-Net Skills" (see link).  Not only is this a pretty goal, but check out the ref position (and his fancy uni):


Another video for fun (there is just a *few* punches thrown):



Another video, also just for fun, which is a major league deke job (TOAST! BURNT!):

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

But, Honey, Everyone is Doing It

Brian Burke with the Duster Back in the Day


My wife just commented today that she is upset about the fact that I have my mustache for two more weeks.  Why?  Doesn't she realize that EVERYONE else is doing it?

OK...not everyone else is sporting the 'stache....outside of the hockey world that is.  How and why is it that it is so popular in the NHL?  Because we can see their faces as they play?  Unlike the NFL?  You can see the faces of NBA players - oops, bad example :)

Here is a link to Puck Daddy's Top Ten Moosty's for Movember 2011.  There are two coaches on the list AND I saw Brian Burke sporting a nice duster, too! (Couldn't find a recent pic of him, but I got the retro look above).

Top Ten List from Puck Daddy:
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/The-10-greatest-NHL-mustaches-for-Movember-2011-?urn=nhl-wp17548

Tim Thomas' Goalie Mask for Movember

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Movember UO PU Hockey Game

   


The Boys from Movember 2010 Game




It's been a long time coming, but we are lacing them up again for some pick up hockey.

Bring your mustache, a small donation for the NHLOA's Zebras Care Charity, and get ready to have some fun!



WHO: Hockey Refs who Want to play some 3 on 3 hockey and have some FUN!!

WHAT: Ultimate Officials Pick Up (UOPU) Hockey Game - $10 a head - Goalies FREE- (or let me know you're bring Beer for afterwards!)

WHEN: Monday November 28, 2011 at 9:20 pm 

WHERE: Velocity Hockey Center
7901 Fuller Road
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
Phone: 952-937-0949
  
WHY: Because it is always so much.  There is always someone who says, "This was much funner than I thought."


RSVP by emailing me (info@ultimateofficials.com)


Examples of Good Body Checks

The Big Boys are Leading the Way with Player Safety Education


Don't know if you have seen this video segment put out by the NHL and Brendan Shannahan, but these are all good examples of body checks, body contact, angling, and good, clean, hard checks.

Take note in the first examples, that even though the attacking checker did NOT blow up a guy from behind, he was still effective in separating the man from the puck (as opposed to separating the man from consciousness).

Saturday, November 12, 2011

This is Head Contact w/ a Screw Loose

Now, I know that I have been on here before, confessing that I used to be a "head hunter" when I played, and that I actually wanted to hurt guys...I never took actions like this (WOW!):

Monday, November 7, 2011

And then the coach gets into it...

This happened in the Russian KHL (and I worry about teaching my daughter's about having self-control):