Ex-NHL Referee Admits he Gave Special Treatments to Certain Players

Over the years, there have been speculations that referees have given special treatment to some players.

While there was no definite proof of these accusations, we observed on the ice that refs don't treat every player impartially.

Tim Peel, a former referee, talked about this issue in a recent interview.

Peel was fired from the NHL in 2021 when he was caught on a mic telling a team that he made up a penalty call for their opponents to compensate for a bad call earlier.

Many fans suspected that these methods were used in the NHL, but this is definite proof.

Here's what Peel said that caused a huge stir:

Then, he added:

Do you think referees should be 100% unbiased?

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