POLLS     NHL STATS     FACEBOOK

Major refereeing controversy emerges ahead of game five of the Stanley Cup Final

PUBLICATION
James Connelly
June 18, 2024  (3:01 PM)
SHARE THIS STORY

Ahead of game five of the Stanley Cup Final, the referees were announced and fans were not happy with who the NHL chose to call tonight's game in Florida.

Tonight the Florida Panthers have an opportunity to take home the Stanley Cup on home ice as they face off against the Edmonton Oilers in game five with a 3-1 lead in the series.

The referees were announced to be Dan O'Rourke and Steve Kozari and fans are quite upset with this pairing for the biggest games of the season.

Refs for @EdmontonOilers @FlaPanthers are Dan O'Rourke (#9) and Steve Kozari (#40). Tonight's officials:

Fans are livid as the Panthers are undefeated this year when O'Rourke calls one of their games and 4-1 while Kozari calls a Panthers game while the Oilers are winless in all of their games called by either referee.

Edmonton is 0-5 when O'Rourke refs
Edmonton is 0-4 when Kozari refs

Florida is 5-0 when O'Rourke refs
Florida is 4-1 when Kozari refs

Hopefully, the referees do not have an impact on tonight's game and we get a properly officiated game but with near opposite records with these two refereeing, the Panthers look like they have the upper hand.

POLL

Is game five of the Stanley Cup Final going to be rigged in the Panthers' favor?

Yes10845.4 %
No13054.6 %
List of polls

HOUSEOFHOCKEY.NET
COPYRIGHT @2024 - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
TERMS  -  POLICIES  -  PRIVACY AND COOKIE SETTINGS