Camera catches referee Furlatt covering his mic after he missed a call

Referees are now a little more aware of the microphone hooked on their collar… As you know,  the National Hockey League announced on Wednesday that referee Tim Peel will no longer work NHL games “now or in the future” after his comments about a Nashville penalty were heard on a hot mic during Tuesday’s  Red Wings - Predators  game. Comments made by Peel were caught on a hot mic and it was determined that it was Peel. After Viktor Arvidsson was called for tripping Jon Merrill, Peel was heard on the FOX broadcast saying, “It wasn’t much, but I wanted to get a fuckin’ penalty against Nashville early in the …” before the audio cut out.

On Thursday, referees Eric Furlatt (27) and Brad Meier (34) were officiating the game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators. While they called six penalties during regulation, it appears that the refs missed a call that didn’t please Maple Leafs forward Wayne Simmonds. However, we don’t know what was said because Furlatt can be seen covering his microphone. 

The sequence was caught and placed on Streamable. Check it out: 

Clearly, the lesson was learned from Tim Peel and his hot mic incident.