NHL won't have officials responsible for controversial call in Vegas-San Jose Game 7 ref 2nd round

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The Vegas Golden Knights, their fans, and many other random hockey fans throughout North America feel like Vegas was cheated in its crucial Game 7 matchup against the San Jose Sharks. Well, whether you believe the call on the ice was the right call or not, the NHL came out and apologized for the officiating in Game 7 on Thursday afternoon.

NHL apologizes to Golden Knights for officiating: https://t.co/0ashLgoMY1 pic.twitter.com/euUJXi9NVI
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) April 25, 2019

The NHL didn’t stop at the apology, though, as they also decided not to select the referees, Dan O’Halloran and Eric Furlatt, to work during the second round of the playoffs.

That call cost O’Halloran somewhere in the neighbourhood of $45,000 - or more. Refs earn ~$22k per round in this current CBA. @ScoutingTheRefs
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) April 25, 2019

It’s a costly error for both officials and something they'll both learn from, but we're all human and humans make mistakes, so errors are bound to happen.

The NHL called Bill Foley and told him “it was a bad call, and we want to recognize that it was a mistake.”

Foley said he felt a little better after that. #VegasBorn
— Jesse Granger (@JesseGranger_) April 25, 2019

(H/T Twitter/frank_seravalli)