Last season, Michael Bunting was involved in an altercation with a referee. After a scrum, he was kicked out of the game, and an official simply shoved him out of the ice. You can watch what happened here: <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/TSN_Sports/status/1605369467344523264'> </a></blockquote></div> <h2>NHL Promotes Linesman Kelly After Incident with Bunting</h2> <div align='center' style='padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;'><img src='https://i.marqueur.com/habsetlnh/i/photo/311815.webp' width='100%' border='0' alt='image' loading='lazy' defer /></div> The NHL has recently promoted Dan Kelly, the referee that pushed Bunting, to full-time status. <q>Congrats to NHL linesman Dan Kelly - one of three NHL officials promoted to full-time status for the upcoming season</q> <q>The guy who played against Michael Bunting in the AHL and pushed him down the tunnel as a linesman last season.</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/mikeystephens81/status/1703762214534918453'> </a></blockquote></div> Hopefully, with his new full-time role, he'll get better at his job... As reported on Hockey Patrol - <a href='https://www.hockeypatrol.com/nhl-team/toronto-maple-leafs/BREAKING-Official-Who-Mistreated-a-Toronto-Maple-Leaf-Last-Season-Receives-a-Promotion' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>BREAKING: Official Who Mistreated a Toronto Maple Leaf Last Season Receives a Promotion</a>