{"id":869151,"date":"2026-06-15T15:29:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T15:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/869151\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T15:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T15:29:13","slug":"ahl-announcer-goes-off-about-disgusting-ref-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/869151\/","title":{"rendered":"AHL announcer goes off about &#8216;disgusting&#8217; ref call"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A penalty ruling in the AHL\u2019s Calder Cup Finals left Chicago Wolves color commentator Bill Gardner furious.<\/p>\n<p>In the second period of Saturday\u2019s Game 2 between the Wolves (Carolina Hurricanes affiliate) and the Toronto Marlies (Toronto Maple Leafs affiliate), Chicago was called for a slashing penalty that resulted in a penalty shot for Toronto\u2019s Alex Nylander.<\/p>\n<p>Gardner sounded off about the official and the \u201cdisgusting\u201d call.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Chicago broadcast is going IN on the officiating after Alex Nylander was awarded a penalty shot &amp; scored to tie Game 2 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/CalderCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#CalderCup<\/a> Finals. \ud83e\udee2<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/InsideAHLHockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@InsideAHLHockey<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FhNH0a8gaL\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/FhNH0a8gaL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tony Androckitis* (@TonyAndrock) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TonyAndrock\/status\/2066271543974334622?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">June 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a stick in the right side. It\u2019s just a push of a hand!\u201d Gardner said as the AHL TV broadcast on FloHockey showed a replay. \u201cAnd that is a penalty shot? That referee should never referee another game in the playoffs! That is disgusting! What a terrible call! Yeah, it\u2019s okay; call a minor. That\u2019s a penalty shot? Come on!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat referee should never work another game in the Calder Cup Final,\u201d Gardner, a former NHL player and a former color commentator for the Chicago Blackhawks, continued. \u201cUnbelievable! It changed the whole game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nylander went on to score on the penalty shot to tie the game 2-2.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Pretty soft slashing call on Alex Nylander\u2019s break-in results in a penalty shot, and the Toronto forward scores on the resulting penalty shot to tie Game 2 at 2-2.<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/InsideAHLHockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@InsideAHLHockey<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EB4qA5Hxam\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/EB4qA5Hxam<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tony Androckitis* (@TonyAndrock) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TonyAndrock\/status\/2066270849636646949?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">June 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAnd that\u2019s a penalty shot?\u201d Gardner added. \u201cI don\u2019t agree with that at all. Wow! That is brutal! I was waiting for the hack\u2026 That is terrible refereeing again! How many times? He hardly touched him! My goodness!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Toronto won 5-4 in overtime to take a 2-0 series lead in the best-of-seven Calder Cup Finals.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Logan Shaw just able to stuff a puck past the skate of Cayden Primeau on the post to lift <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TorontoMarlies?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@TorontoMarlies<\/a> to a 5-4 OT win in Game 2 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/CalderCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#CalderCup<\/a> Finals to take a 2-0 series lead.<\/p>\n<p>Toronto two wins away from a championship returning home for Games 3, 4 &amp; 5. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/InsideAHLHockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@InsideAHLHockey<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0Mq0iYcpju\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/0Mq0iYcpju<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tony Androckitis* (@TonyAndrock) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TonyAndrock\/status\/2066299933888569407?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">June 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A penalty ruling in the AHL\u2019s Calder Cup Finals left Chicago Wolves color commentator Bill Gardner furious. 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