NHL facing a huge issue no one is talking about

The NHL has seen lots of games postponed due to COVID outbreaks, but one thing no one seems to be talking about at this time is a significant referee shortage at this time.

Former referee Tim Peel shared the following information on his Twitter account today.

According to Peel there are over 15 NHL referees currently positive with COVID-19 which could be a real problem for teams trying to get in games with nearly 40% of the leagues referees in protocol.

Will the NHL have to turn to AHL officials or will we see more postponements because of the shortage.

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