When NHL Referees Have Had Enough

[@Wayf4rer]

Hockey is the only sport where you can tell the ref to fuck off and he gives it right back to you 😂

[@WowOafus]

I ref youth hockey, and when I hear kids(peewee or lower) swearing, I tell them I keep a bar of soap in my ref bag and not to make me get it. Usually makes them and the coach laugh.

[@Grasuggan22]

Wow Refs saying fuck you to the players 🤣

[@CubeInspector]

"Fuck you youre getting a fucking penalty" will never stop being my favorite ref moment

[@bhavjotkang8004]

@@Grasuggan22refs catch stray punches aswell during fights

[@tehauctioneer]

And then after the game you say sorry and everyone forgets about it. Its awesome.

[@EricBurns1]

"Every player on the ice has a 10 minute misconduct" I think will forever stand as the best line in referee history for all sports.

[@wesleyy2502]

Ref: I can't be bothered to announce each player for misconduct

[@AidanWR]

I don't know, "after he tackled the quaterback, he was giving him the business down there," is a pretty good contender

[@BradRains]

@@AidanWR That call is a classic one!

[@VideoFacio]

Nigel Owens' quip "I'm straighter than that one" is my top line I've ever heard from a referee.

[@mikulitsi1819]

Classic

[@quack254]

Ten minute misconduct for every player on the ice is pure gold

[@kylecampbell1766]

If I had a nickel for every time that happened to Florida this year, I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it has happened twice

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

That's a real "everyone but the center" moment.

[@auspiex]

The announcers thought they had misconducts too

[@IceCoffee72]

@@kylecampbell1766 florida is the rat team of NHL now days

[@jonkline709]

Love it

[@OchsSlayer]

"Hey! And we're not being a smartass, are we?" Dude is a dad.

[@cazia9]

That it was said to MoMo Reilly just made me cackle that much harder

[@mikeprevost8650]

"No, you never are when the call goes your way." LOL.

[@oneandy2]

And that smile on his face the whole time. MEGA dad energy.

[@rorystruthers2853]

Favorite is "fuck you you're getting a fucking embellishment!". Real dad telling his son to quit the shit vibes lol

[@freiflug83]

That was the infamous Tim Peel to James Neal

[@EvanCatani]

It was unfortunate that Neal ACTUALLY caught a goalie paddle to the face from that…

[@walkeradrian1989]

@@EvanCatanihardly

[@TheHikingHoosier]

Need soccer refs to do that

[@ChristopherBowenSuperbus]

If only it wasn't Tim Peel saying it. He's a POS.

[@Zaximillian]

My favorite all time NHL ref clapback went something like: "I'm not good enough to play this game. You're not good enough to ref it."

[@RadioactiveSherbet]

Ow. Right in the ego. LOL

[@ROCKaholic]

That's a brilliant quote for any ref for ANY sport haha

[@ChristopherBowenSuperbus]

Bill McCreary!

[@CorrionReap]

If only they could actually ref the game properly. They are complete jokes.

[@artjackson8360]

My favorite hot mic moment was at a Ducks preseason game around 2009 or so. The ref announced the penalty then turned to the player and said,” if you put your stick in his nuts you’re getting a penalty every time!”

[@RadioactiveSherbet]

That's glorious!

[@ESUSAMEX]

As a New Yorker, I must say that I love it when refs throw the F word around and give it right back to the players. Calling someone out that bluntly sounds beautiful to me.

[@jakej2680]

I am from the northeast but moved to the west coast. I have to say I miss the way people spoke so rudely on the east coast. I haven't heard someone swear at me with a vaguely Brooklyn accent and a grin on their face in years and it's honestly eating me away.

[@ZooZoo293]

"Go to the box please!" with a hot mike is a classic. I swear I heard my Dad telling me to go to my room.

[@austinmac01]

Player: “so what’s he getting?” Ref: “Four minutes” Player: “For what??” Ref: “Grabbing and punching him…” Hockey is amazing

[@ROCKaholic]

1:27 "ohhhh nononono we don't wanna hear that." Speak for yourself! I'd pay a premium to have hot mics ALL game, ALL season

[@eli-hk8tp]

Omg that would make my life!

[@throwawawayaccounts]

VERY good reasont hey wont allow that lol

[@analoguegeek]

Holy shit if it was just hot mics the whole time how fun would hockey be

[@PhilMante]

If the NHL had a channel that was all hot mics, it would be the most subscribed sports channel ever.

[@danc3488]

Mick McGeough was such a badass referee. He wasn't afraid to get involved if he had to. Bad boy Darcy Tucker getting shoved in the box was the best thing I've seen today lol

[@cmc5394oparva]

McGeough sent him into the Phantom Zone with that shove.

[@TheBeatlesMan96]

He also made one of the worst calls in NHL history against the oilers.

[@ga6257]

When the ref picks you up like hes a momma cat and tosses you in the box you know you aren't a tough guy.

[@scottNNJ]

I miss Mick McGeough.

[@tabby7189]

Seems cheap by the ref to get physical. The player can't throw back, not only because he's all padded up but also because he'd get in way too much trouble.

[@puusilma9653]

@@tabby7189 Yeah, but players are obligated to follow ref's orders to stop fighting and skate to the penalty box

[@moosewhizzerdave2066]

@@tabby7189 It does. I don't mind him hauling Tucker out of the pileup, but the penalty box thing...no. Can easily injure somebody like that. You could see the ref having a mini-case of the regrets when he realized he'd backward tripped Tucker into the box.

[@tabby7189]

@@puusilma9653 that does nothing to change that it's inappropriate for refs to get physical if the players won't listen. The league behind them has the power to ban the player altogether if they find it necessary, and many lesser penalties before resorting to that. Instead he's going to exploit that protection to shove a guy who could almost certainly kill him with his bare fists right then and there if they were both forced to fight each other with no padding or helmets? If he wants to officiate like that he should do so without players needing to worry about an abuse of referee penalty.

[@mistycreek4584]

“Go to the box. PLEASE. “ I love that one so much

[@normthompson923]

That was an arrogant ref. calling what he knows is a bad penalty on a player with too much class to tell him to f.o. and he knows it.

[@shoresy6927]

When your ref is also your dad on the ice

[@jackoblllllllll]

I love it when refs are not afraid to tell players to f**k off

[@Hockeyfan101rule]

ville husso reaction was hilarious he had no idea what is going on 😂😂😂 0:55

[@cullenwalsh4485]

Dude was like a dear in head lights thought he was the one getting yelled at

[@wrastlinape]

👀

[@alatreon7451]

BRO PAUSE IT AND LOOK AT HIS EYES LMFAOOOOO HE REALLY SAID 👀

[@bvldr]

lol real “oh no mom and dad are fighting again in the grocery store” vibes

[@esverker7018]

Me when a couple starts arguing in the restaurant

[@TheFusionmix]

Whenever I get frustrated with NHL refs, I watch another sport and realize it could be so much worse. We could have Angel Hernandez on skates trying to sort out goaltender interference.

[@60DFR12YR]

Ohhh…the horror 🫣😱

[@billbeliakoff5589]

Hernandez on skates would be hilarious.

[@ferociousfil5747]

Fraser comes to mind….

[@johnharrison7449]

NHL refs are the bottom of the barrel. We shit on Angel Hernadez, but he still gets 92% of his calls right. Meanwhile at least 92% of all crosschecks go uncalled.

[@mattx1875]

hahahahahaha

[@InMotionForAMillion]

Like if you agree that we need NHL refs and linesmen mic’d up at ALL TIMES. 👍

[@golsonmoldon9455]

Everyone all mic, all time

[@mikecumbo7531]

Both refs are mic’ed, so they can announce penalties.

[@wildzeromusic]

magoo, a legend for tossing darcy tucker around like that

[@psychlyst]

as a Lightning fan I remember that...treated him like a redheaded step child!

[@bigbuckoramma]

Tucker getting yeeted into the box is one of my all time favorite NHL clips. It never stops being funny, no matter how many times I watch it.

[@joelguinand5489]

That ref throwing the Lightning player into the penalty box was crazy.

[@wormwearer9434]

Of the American big 4, the NHL by far has the best officiating. Granted that’s not saying much, but it’s something!

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

Literally anything is better than baseball being full of umpires who think they're Napoleon. Or God.

[@MrGuanYu1]

@@UltimaKeyMaster Could you imagine Angel Hernandez as a ref in the NHL? I would think that there would be lots of fights around him so he would catch "stray" punches until he either retired or got his shit straight.

[@JoshMarshain]

Only sport worse is baseball, NHL zebras are trash, due in huge part to the league wanting them to call games a certain way and ignore their own rules when convenient, garbage.

[@fbsiubvsitdhdhjuk]

Well, it's getting worse every year so stay tuned.

[@bigbuckoramma]

I would pay good money to see Angel Hernandez on skates.

[@guardianangel138]

thank you for posting this i am a ref over 35 yrs did some pro games. and i normally dont swear at players. but we do give it back. beautiful.

[@MichaelMyers3000]

Now this is something I love to see and hear. It’s not everyday we get to see the refs have their say. Love it

[@Rosterized]

Imagine how much a regular spectator misses about the game when we dont hear most of the chatter going on at ice level. Everytime you get some sort of mic'd up moment its like a treat.

[@music_holds_my_fading_soul]

No fan pandemic Era games were great for that

[@moosewhizzerdave2066]

Larry Playfair (arguing a call at 5:05), was the president of the Buffalo Sabres Alumni Association from around 2007 to 2012. It was around 2008 when he was the first to sign my daughter's Sabres cap, could not possibly have been sweeter to her, and even gave her a quick introduction to his own adult daughter. We spotted him after a game posing for a photo with a giant novelty check. Funny to see him here more the way I remember him....

[@Vince__]

I love how it starts with pretty mild annoyance and then rapidly escalates into “forgetting you had the mic on” moments. Good stuff though, cracks me up

[@DarkDays4]

Hockey is the only sport where the players and officials can cuss at eachother.

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

I love that the NHL has an embellishment penalty. Now if only soccer learned.

[@dper1112]

The refs can give a yellow card for embellishment if they want. It's not a question of what's on the books.

[@NakedOwl501]

​@@dper1112So they just accept faking it as part of the sport? Nice.

[@CybeastID]

​@@dper1112 I think the official name is "Simulation" in soccer.

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

@@dper1112 Oh good they did learn!

[@Cryolemon]

All the major sports have a rule against it, its sometimes called in soccer, and very occasionally in the NFL and NBA.

[@STIMPLETON]

5:18 "If he wants to yap, come tell me what he's yapping about"

[@zadtheinhaler]

A remarkably polite way of saying "tell that bitch to say it to my face"

[@mrdynamic8678]

Magoo, legend..

[@JBM425]

It’s spelled McGeough, but pronounced “magoo.”

[@Jake-pc5nc]

Can’t forget that the refs were all players too, a little trash talk makes em feel right at home😂 that’s why we get these blessed clips🙏🏻

[@nathanmadox3364]

1:48 Great restraint bro was a few syllables from a real bad mistake lol

[@bja009]

Nah, producer used the dump button for sure 😂

[@JusAn.P]

"No.... NO!...."

[@joshkeating7825]

0:06 LOL @ the Canuck in the box trying to hide his laughter.

[@sansprouts412]

zadorov will forever be missed

[@auspiex]

The ref at the end throwing him into the box, I died.

[@ephay]

meanwhile umps kick people out for looking at them funny

[@matrix_killer2455]

Ref at the retro Sabers and North Stars game was the original yapper😂

[@xXxDarkSoulxXx]

I think most people that have never played would be shocked by the way players, coaches and officials speak to each other on occasion. When I was coaching I begged an official to toss me in an attempt to get my team fired up. He absolutely refused. I knew him off ice and I said everything I could think of to him to get kicked out and he just refused. After the game he came to me just to say “I won.” When I asked why he wouldn’t just toss me he said, “Remember that night you shook up my beer?” I said, “That was 2 years ago!” And he said, “And?” That’s was that, we were now even.

[@chrisw.9778]

Hockey refs just became my favorite part of the sport

[@JeffSharonLive]

Player: *commits penalty* Official: "F*** YOU!" 🤣

[@andreinybakken9252]

This is about the only reason I wish Ireland (not just Belfast) had pro hockey teams. This kind of player-referee interaction in a proper Irish accent would be just priceless to listen to😂 (sorry, New England just doesn’t come close. Then at least Brooklyn/Newark or Siciliano/Pugliese would be awesome, too)

[@MT-uu7ol]

Threw Tucker in the box (end clip)! That was the best!

[@robrick9361]

What is the NHL doing though. I'd pay to hear this stuff. Everyone already hates the refs so what's the harm? In fact it will get them sympathy if we see what they put up with.

[@coastaku1954]

Yeah, hearing the Refs talk is giving me so much respect for them

[@The-Dom]

The problem is the league doesnt want the general public to see just how fluid the rules can be. The refs dishing out street justice constantly wont sit well with the losing fans.

[@Zaximillian]

There is some truth to that, but not as much as we'd like. Most times, NHL refs really are trying to keep the game under control, moving, and as honest as possible. If there is a dirty, worst kept secret about reffing, it's swallowing that whistle once the playoffs start.

[@coastaku1954]

@@Zaximillian Unless you're the Leafs or the London Knights, then the refs are so unfair

[@TimberWolf99]

@@coastaku1954 or the Calgary Flames

[@ExCordeEnt]

4:21 is he for real??? I've never seen this call ever. Hilarious!

[@pyropylon98]

honestly one of the greatest moments this season lmao

[@mikkolaine4883]

It is actually a very clever call coz there is less than 10mins left and in hockey the player can go to the locker room. This way he cleared up all those fighters for the rest of the game.

[@th3_perplex]

best one has to be 1:40 just no hesitation straight to stfu lmaoooo

[@EmeraldPencil46]

It's quite funny watching people argue with a ref. I don't even get why they do it, I've never seen a ref go back on a call, but I have seen quite a few additional penalties for players lipping off at the ref. All I do is sit back in my net, and watch players who hopefully aren't mine get an extra penalty or two lol

[@poika22]

It's to get in the ref's head. Of course the referee won't take back that call, but it's to make him hesitate on future calls thinking he might've made a mistake earlier. Idk about NHL but it definitely works in lower leagues of any sport.

[@gunsandgranola7262]

“No no no we don’t want to hear that.” That’s exactly what I want to hear.

[@thicccheese4007]

0:55 why did bro look like he was witnessing his friend getting yelled at by his mother at the sleepover

[@shanaesmith112]

right! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 it's giving vacuuming your lawn to watch the neighbors vibes 🤣🤣🤣

[@ChristianB0421]

That last ref is a gigachad 😱

[@YzerWings]

I love that things can happen on the ice that would get someone in so much trouble in another sport.

[@riding4beers889]

Hockey's player-ref relaptionship is one of one and in a different world compared to the other major sports.

[@tandemcross]

This is way more entertaining than I thought it would be. So many great meme lines by the ref's haha!!!

[@oZxrvon]

I love these videos, highlight of the day for sure :D

[@ricefarmer42069]

so happy your back

[@DeltaHighlights]

Me too, thank you!

[@Hockey_Girl_4Life]

Bro these videos get me through the day 😂😂

[@somethingepic777]

I wish there was a tv-network that would broadcast sports-games where there is no broadcasters but rather, the viewers hear the refs/players mic'ed up

[@Crodmog83]

These refs aint takin no guff. I love it

[@cozylake]

0:30 I love that he's had enough and it's only 5 minutes into the game 😂

[@partylee007]

Laugh my ass off😂 “ I saw a group of Men fighting and then a hockey game broke out”.🤣

[@petegrizwald2666]

Felt like an episode of Shoresy😂

[@jimkemp3932]

My high school Team had more fights with parents in the stands than on the ice 🤣 Those were the days. Respect to all Hockey Ref's!

[@bochafish]

What a job, these guys are nuts.

[@howardtreesong4860]

Hockey is one hands-breadth away from being the gentleman's game. The player are courteous, the referees are soft-spoken and the action occurs at a sedate and quiet pace.

[@maekoh]

Meanwhile you have referees like Brandon Schrader from a couple nights go, calling abuse of officials cause he got sworn at 😂

[@NikkyElso]

0:13 I didn't know Justin Trudeau was a hockey ref

[@MeSkeefer]

Get in your lame monster truck and head to the library, dippy.

[@sportsmaster1364]

You missed that one clip from either this season or last, where the NHL player was beaking off the ref from the box, and the stripes literally just shot back with "Do you want another one [penalty]?" That shit was gold

[@tehauctioneer]

And he immediately shut up. You don't fuck with the ref at a certain point.

[@DeltaHighlights]

I’ll have to find that one, thank you

[@emt5330]

There was one from this season where the ref was calling a penalty, and a different player was yapping, and the ref said " do you want to join him?"

[@jond1325]

I have never heard this …. Excellent.!!!

[@moonscar119]

Tucker literally getting tossed made me lol hard

[@markkeller9378]

I love hockey and this video is one of the best I have ever seen. I wish every sport had everyone mic’ed up…with no broadcast censorship. Great stuff.

[@DeltaHighlights]

Thanks Mark!

[@t.and.mblissful9657]

Best video I have watched in awhile. Caught myself smiling for a good 5min straight.

[@DeltaHighlights]

Glad to hear!

[@tigerguy1013]

These refs will give it right back to you

[@thepeas]

they give it back as good as they get it. awesome.

[@mfleurpierre]

hockey refs are savages😂

[@TomBongJovi]

More of this please and thank you.

[@Nameless-gothic-stranger130]

Just me that thinks about the boys get in the car / van on vr with this one 😭😭 0:01

[@loganmclarry]

Fun fact, I was driving and listening to the game on the Avs radio… I laughed so hard I almost had to pull over

[@Daf__XL]

They were lucky that embellishment call didn't end up with the goalie getting taken out. Definite "tell'em what you did to em" moment.

[@realcokejam]

Hockey ref: "Fuck you." "Fuck off." Rugby ref: "Look at me when I'm talking to you, please."

[@lolfu6492]

Tucker being thrown into the penalty box will forever be a goat ref moment. lmao

[@royboy9361]

Oh Magoo, you’ve done it again!

[@EricLowman]

Love it. The only honorable sport left.

[@RadioactiveSherbet]

4:05 When you're tired of being a human speed bump.

[@ChelBros99]

Hey Delta, could you please bring back the old intro? I miss that intro

[@DeltaHighlights]

I'll bring it back, I'm surprised by how many comments I've gotten about the intro.

[@ChelBros99]

​@@DeltaHighlights ok, thank you for bringing it back.

[@ChelBros99]

And congrats on 501 videos!

[@strats991]

@@DeltaHighlights Damn... Guess I'm in the minority, then. lol

[@CubeInspector]

That last clip was great i remember that! I loved those jerseys the bolts had for their 3rd jersey and tucker was an amazing guy when he played. Great skill and tough too.

[@JohnRoberts-wk6rf]

"I hope you enjoy"....yes, I enjoyed, immensely.

[@KneeJerkReactions13]

Young Hughes getting a rep with the striped shirts.

[@buckbuck9225]

You gotta love these guys

[@Rachel-ux9zk]

00:55 is me staring at the shouting matches happening in grocery store parking lots in Korea...

[@tyler3876]

The refs, for as bad as they are sometimes, have an incredibly tough job.

[@mulehead126]

The best "miked up" sports video I've ever watched!

[@DeltaHighlights]

Thank you! I have a series of videos called “NHL Hot Mics” you should check it out!

[@quintonmarksberry]

Ive been getting into hockey recently and now I am completely sold that these refs are not soft and will talk shit back to the players.

[@dcbqb19]

I love how the refs are just like the guys playing and talking like them

[@tc3309]

LMAO id rather have this then the nba refs " dont fing test me" lol

[@ooo_Kim_Chi_ooo]

All this ice and not a single snow flake.

[@BrindleChase]

actually, I saw quite a few snowflakes on the ice in this video

[@TLDelapore]

Hockey officiating is always so good. It's the only sport I'm familiar with where I'm surprised if I have an issue with officiating.

[@dangernoddle587]

Crazy how some of them don’t get unsportsmanlike

[@randomname9758]

These refs don't take crap from anybody and they shouldn't.

[@TEFLONDONTRUMP2024]

I love how the refs say f-off then go about their business, NBA MLB or NFL refs would eject or add more penalties

[@randomname9758]

It's literally like two guys fighting on the ice , you fight and then you move on.

[@harryrabbit2870]

Lmao...y'know, the refs in any sport catch crap for enforcing the rules but hockey refs are in an absolute class of their own. Some of them skate nearly as fast as the players and skate up and down the ice all game long, break up fights, get hit by the puck occasionally. My hat is off to them. They have to referee a game with some of the toughest, most hostile and eccentric athletes in all of sports, all in real time.

[@orlandopadilla2464]

Tucker getting pushed in by mugoo

[@JBM425]

McGeough.