NHL names officials for Stanley Cup Final and fans react!

The NHL has selected the referees and linesmen that will be working the 2023 Stanley Cup Final between the Florida Panthers and the Vegas Golden Knights.

Here are the five referees and five linesmen have made the cut to work the final round, per Scouting the Refs:

You may have noticed that Chris Lee, Trevor Hanson and Jean Hebert didn’t make the cut to be referees of the final, while David Brisebois, Matt MacPherson and Bevan Mills weren’t picked to be linesmen for the occasion.
Scouting the Refs also points out a few changes to this year’s Cup final when it comes to officiating:

“First, there are no standby refs and linesmen. While there will be backup officials on standby – one referee and one linesman – at each game, those will come from the pool of officials selected to work the Cup Final.

Second, officials will no longer be paired up. With the league moving to five refs and five linesmen for the Cup Final a few seasons back, expect a different pairing of refs each night throughout the series. The same official will come back up in the series, but likely with a different partner. Of course, all bets are off for a Game 7, when the rotation gets thrown out the window in favor of the four best officials.”

When Scouting the Refs posted the news on social media, there were some reactions to the league’s picks. As you expected…

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