Blackhawks Burish nearly has throat sliced by teammate Eager's skate

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On-Ice Officials assigned to work NHL Conference Semi-Finals

The following is the list of officials assigned to work the conference quarter-finals released by the NHL Wednesday. As in the opening quarter-finals round, officials will work throughout the round as assigned pairs. NHL News Release

Referee Combos (Playoff games officiated), Total NHL years experience

#7 -Bill McCreary (270), 26yrs
#27-Eric Furlatt (31), 10yrs

#10-Paul Devorski (155), 21yrs
#14-Dennis LaRue (41), 19yrs

#11-Kelly Sutherland (34), 9yrs
#25-Marc Joannette (59), 15yrs

#8 -Dave Jackson (59), 19yrs
#33-Kevin Pollock (86), 11yrs

#20-Tim Peel (29), 13yrs
#23-Brad Watson (99), 15yrs

#3 -Mike Leggo (29), 12yrs
#13-Dan O’Halloran (67), 16yrs

Linesmen Combos (Playoff games worked), Total NHL years experience

#68-Scott Driscoll (116), 16yrs
#89-Steve Miller (37), 8yrs

#54-Greg Devorski (104), 15yrs
#74-Lonnie Cameron (39), 12yrs

#57-Jay Sharrers (120), 18yrs
#86-Brad Lazarowich (169), 22yrs

#80-Thor Nelson (20), 14yrs
#97-Jean Morin (142), 17yrs

#65-Pierre Racicot (92), 15yrs
#75-Derek Amell (54), 11yrs

#55-Shane Heyer (104), 20yrs too many
#93-Brian Murphy (181), 20yrs


-- Dismissed from duty after serving as referees in the opening round (with their partner still active in the second parenthesis):

#21-Don VanMassenhoven, 16yrs exp – Sorry to say about a guy who returned after taking such a horrific shot to the face a couple years ago, but CanMassenhoven had an awful year.
#30-Mike Hasenfratz, 8yrs exp
(these two worked together in the 1st round)

#4-Wes McCauley, 7yrs exp (Furlatt)
(I was somewhat surprised at this. McCauley has been one ref officiating head Stephen Walkom has been very high on in the past and with McCreary out after next year he must have done something wrong I missed in the first round)

#5-Chris Rooney, 12yrs exp (Watson)

#28-Chris Lee, 9yrs exp (O’Halloran)

#29-Ian Walsh, 12yrs exp (Devorski)

#34-Brad Meier, 14yrs exp (McCreary)

#42-Dan O’Rourke, 9yrs exp (Joannette)

-- Referees not working as on-ice officials this playoff. Some have served as the extra, emergency official on call for games in round one. (NHL experience in parenthesis)

Stephane Auger (14), David Banfield (1), Chris Ciamaga (2), Gord Dwyer (5), Kerry Fraser (35), Greg Kimmerly (15), Don Koharski (31), Tom Kowal (10), Steve Kozari (5), Frederick L’Ecuyer (2), Dan Marouelli (26), Rob Martell (16), Dean Morton (9), Brian Pochmara (6), Kyle Rehman (1), Rob Shick (24), Francois St. Laurent (5), Justin St. Pierre (5)

Don Koharski is now officially retired. This was Shick’s last year as an on-ice official. Actually last year was supposed to be but they persuaded him to come back one more year. He’s working for the league these playoffs as a supervising official in the arena video booth and such.

Next year is the last for Kerry Fraser, Dan Marouelli and Bill McCreary.

Adam Gretz at AOL Fanhouse posted a first round referee report Wednesday night. Notice only two (Anaheim, Vancouver) of the eight teams on the wrong side of the PP/SH differential are still around. But looking at their second round opponents numbers and considering how those two teams (Detroit, Chicago) power plays are going right now, they may not be for long.

Also notice from that article three of the four referees responsible for calling the most first-round penalties (Hassenfratz, VanMassenhoven and Rooney) are now gone.

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NHL Announces Conference Semi-Final Schedules

Here are the official line ups rundown and lifted straight from NHL.com this evening.

CBC predictably is taking the Canucks-Hawks and Penguins-Capitals as their two featured series. Somewhat surprisingly, NBC will broadcast just two of a potential twenty-eight second round contests, both this weekend.

All Times Central

SERIES I #1 vs. #6 NETWORK
Friday, May 1 at Boston, 6:30 p.m. VERSUS (JIP), TSN
Sunday, May 3 at Boston, 6:30 p.m. VERSUS, TSN
Wednesday, May 6 at Carolina, 6:30 p.m. VERSUS (JIP), TSN
Friday, May 8 at Carolina, 6:30 p.m. VERSUS (JIP), TSN
*Sunday, May 10 at Boston, 6:30 p.m. VERSUS, TSN
*Tuesday, May 12 at Carolina, 6:00 p.m. VERSUS, TSN
*Thursday, May 14 at Boston, TBD TSN

SERIES J #2 vs. #4 NETWORK
Saturday, May 2 at Washington, 12:00 p.m. NBC, CBC, RDS
Monday, May 4 at Washington, 6:00 p.m. VERSUS, CBC, RDS
Wednesday, May 6 at Pittsburgh, 6:00 p.m. VERSUS, CBC, RDS
Friday, May 8 at Pittsburgh, 6:00 p.m. VERSUS, CBC, RDS
*Saturday, May 9 at Washington, 6:00 p.m. VERSUS, CBC, RDS
*Monday, May 11 at Pittsburgh, TBD VERSUS, CBC, RDS
*Wednesday, May 13 at Washington, 6:00 p.m. VERSUS, CBC, RDS

SERIES K #2 vs. #8 NETWORK
Friday, May 1 at Detroit, 6:00 p.m. VERSUS, TSN2
Sunday, May 3 at Detroit, 1:00 p.m. NBC, TSN
Tuesday, May 5 at Anaheim, 9:30 p.m. VERSUS, TSN
Thursday, May 7 at Anaheim, 9:30 p.m. VERSUS, TSN
*Sunday, May 10 at Detroit, 6:00 p.m. TSN
*Tuesday, May 12 at Anaheim, TBD VERSUS, TSN
*Thursday, May 14 at Detroit, TBD VERSUS, TSN

SERIES L #3 vs. #4 NETWORK
Thursday, April 30 at Vancouver, 8:00 p.m. CBC, VERSUS
Saturday, May 2 at Vancouver, 8:00 p.m. CBC, VERSUS
Tuesday, May 5 at Chicago, 7:00 p.m. CBC, VERSUS
Thursday, May 7 at Chicago, 7:00 p.m. CBC, VERSUS
*Saturday, May 9 at Vancouver, 9:30 p.m CBC, VERSUS
*Monday, May 11 at Chicago, 8:00 p.m. CBC, VERSUS (JIP)
*Thursday, May 14 at Vancouver, TBD CBC, VERSUS

* - if necessary

-- Schedule by Day --

Thursday, April 30 at Vancouver, 8:00 p.m. CBC, VERSUS

Friday, May 1 at Detroit, 6:00 p.m. VERSUS, TSN2
Friday, May 1 at Boston, 6:30 p.m. VERSUS (JIP), TSN

Saturday, May 2 at Washington, 12:00 p.m. NBC, CBC, RDS
Saturday, May 2 at Vancouver, 8:00 p.m. CBC, VERSUS

Sunday, May 3 at Detroit, 1:00 p.m. NBC, TSN
Sunday, May 3 at Boston, 6:30 p.m. VERSUS, TSN

Monday, May 4 at Washington, 6:00 p.m. VERSUS, CBC, RDS

Tuesday, May 5 at Chicago, 7:00 p.m. CBC, VERSUS
Tuesday, May 5 at Anaheim, 9:30 p.m. VERSUS, TSN

Wednesday, May 6 at Pittsburgh, 6:00 p.m. VERSUS, CBC, RDS
Wednesday, May 6 at Carolina, 6:30 p.m. VERSUS (JIP), TSN

Thursday, May 7 at Chicago, 7:00 p.m. CBC, VERSUS
Thursday, May 7 at Anaheim, 9:30 p.m. VERSUS, TSN

Friday, May 8 at Pittsburgh, 6:00 p.m. VERSUS, CBC, RDS
Friday, May 8 at Carolina, 6:30 p.m. VERSUS (JIP), TSN

*Saturday, May 9 at Washington, 6:00 p.m. VERSUS, CBC, RDS
*Saturday, May 9 at Vancouver, 9:30 p.m CBC, VERSUS

*Sunday, May 10 at Detroit, 6:00 p.m. TSN
*Sunday, May 10 at Boston, 6:30 p.m. VERSUS, TSN

*Monday, May 11 at Pittsburgh, TBD VERSUS, CBC, RDS
*Monday, May 11 at Chicago, 8:00 p.m. CBC, VERSUS (JIP)

*Tuesday, May 12 at Carolina, 6:00 p.m. VERSUS, TSN
*Tuesday, May 12 at Anaheim, TBD VERSUS, TSN

*Wednesday, May 13 at Washington, 6:00 p.m. VERSUS, CBC, RDS

*Thursday, May 14 at Boston, TBD TSN
*Thursday, May 14 at Detroit, TBD VERSUS, TSN
*Thursday, May 14 at Vancouver, TBD CBC, VERSUS

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Is this how the Blackhawks prepare for playoff hockey?

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