DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 20: Referee Jean Hebert #15 holds a broken stick as he calls a penalty while overseeing the action between the Washington Capitals and the Colorado Avalanche at Pepsi Center on November 20, 2014 in Denver, Colorado. The Capitals defeated the Avalanche 3-2. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
ST PAUL, MN - JANUARY 23: Referee Tom Kowal #32 hold a broken stick during the game between the Minnesota Wild and the Chicago Blackhawks on January 23, 2014 at Xcel Energy Center in St Paul, Minnesota. The Wild defeated the Blackhawks 2-1. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
October 20, 2016: linesman Jonny Murray (95) and referee Kelly Sutherland (11) trying to rrmove the stick from the boar during play during the second period in a game between the Florida Panthers and the Washington Capitals at BB&T Center in Sunrise Florida (Photo by JCS/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 23: NHL referee Kevin Pollock #33 calls a penalty with a stick in his hand during the NHL game between the Vancouver Canucks and the Los Angeles Kings at Staples Center on March 23, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. The Canucks defeated the Kings 1-0. (Photo by Victor Decolongon/Getty Images)
UNIONDALE, NY - MARCH 02: Referee Paul Devorski #10 carries a players stick during the game between the New York Islanders and the Minnesota Wild at the Nassau Coliseum on March 2, 2011 in Uniondale, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
