Vinnerborg Will Not Be Available For The World Championship

“In 2008,” Gregson continued, “we starting our planning for the Vancouver Olympics, and we knew there would be blended crews. That fall, we held a seminar in Berne in conjunction with the Victoria Cup, and Marcus was one of the 14 officials there. He also worked the Victoria Cup game. Whenever I saw him, I was always pleased with how he worked ice hockey jerseys. By the time of the Olympics, I was in charge of the officiating and again I thought he did a great job working with the best hockey players in the world.”

Whether Vinnerborg becomes a trailblazer and inspiration for other Europeans remains to be seen,nhl hockey jerseys but Senior VP & Director of Officiating Terry Gregson sees no reason why more can’t follow Vinnerborg’s path.“We have no time frame for something like this,” Gregson said, “but we definitely have interest. We look for only the best, and even last month we were in Europe looking at some young referees from Sweden and the Czech Republic who might welcome the opportunity mac cosmetics outlet to work in North America. But we need first and foremost officials who can work within the NHL system.”

Because of his heavy workload, Vinnerborg will not be available for the World Championship, as he has been in previous years. “He’s a North American referee now,” Gregson explained definitively. “We expect to use him well into the AHL playoffs and that goes into May and June, but one day we would like to have some of our officials at the World Championships. We’ll have some people at the Spengler Cup insanity workout this year for the first time, so down the road it’s very possible.”There are some things to work out, but I’m sure they’ll work it out. I’m sure the NHL will be well represented.