BREAKING: NHL Makes Major Change That Could Pave the Way For First-Ever Female Referee
The NHL has just made a change to its game operations that could pave the way for the first-ever female official to work an NHL game.
NHL Changes Term to Linesperson on Official Scoresheets
For the longest time, we have referred to hockey officials as referees or linesmen, because for that time it has been primarily men who have been given those positions. Now, however, that is changing as the game has evolved to be more equitable across genders.
The NHL has just made a major move that reflects that, and could pave the way for the first-ever female official, changing the term on its official score sheets to say 'linesperson' instead of 'linesmen'. Marc Spector believes that this could be to pave the way for Kirsten Welsh to make history in the NHL.
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So, here's something new on the NHL game sheets these days.
Linespersons.
Does this portend that Kirsten Welsh, a promising AHL "linesperson" is soon to break the barrier as an NHL official?
Stay tuned...
Linespersons.
Does this portend that Kirsten Welsh, a promising AHL "linesperson" is soon to break the barrier as an NHL official?
Stay tuned...
This is a major move for the NHL to be more inclusive, and even more, to potentially open the door for the first-ever female linesperson to work an NHL game.
Stay tuned to see if this actually occurs.
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| POLL | ||
25 JANVIER | 430 ANSWERS BREAKING: NHL Makes Major Change That Could Pave the Way For First-Ever Female Referee Do you think that a female will work an NHL game as an official this year? | ||
| Yes | 183 | 42.6 % |
| No | 247 | 57.4 % |
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