NHL forces referee to make a speech before puck-drop that will make you CRINGE

While we have seen two games be played overseas already this year, tonight marks the start of the 2022-23 NHL season in North America and before the puck dropped between the Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers tonight, the National Hockey League had Chris Rooney the referee give a cringeworthy speech.

As the two players were waiting for the puck to drop, the camera zoomed in on Rooney who was prepared looking at the camera:

To our great players and our great fans, welcome to opening night of the 2022/23 NHL season. What better than this? Good luck to all players. Let's have a great season.

I can't stop laughing this was so unnecessary pic.twitter.com/EkXmJtvfuD� Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) October 11, 2022

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11 OCTOBRE \| 264 ANSWERS NHL forces referee to make a speech before puck-drop that will make you CRINGE Will we see more cringeworthy stuff this season?
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