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| '''Stéphane Auger''' (born December 9, 1970, in ], ]) is a former ] (NHL) ] who wore uniform number 15.<ref name="NHLOABio">http://www.nhlofficials.com/member_listing.asp?member_id=2279 Stéphane Auger's profile at NHLOfficials.com</ref> Auger began his career as an official at the age of 16 as a part-time job in the winter. He began officiating provincial midget hockey and moved up to the ] before turning to the professional ranks.<ref>{{cite web |last=Villemure |first=Rémi |url=http://www.fanatique.ca/lnh/stephane-auger-profession-arbitre+3593.html |title=Stéphane Auger, profession : arbitre |language=French |publisher=fanatique.ca |date=2009-02-13 |accessdate=2010-01-13}}</ref> He joined the National Hockey League Officials Association in 1994 and officiated his first NHL game on April 1, 2000, a game between the ] and host ].<ref name="NHLOABio" /> He officiated over 500 NHL games in his career, including 10 playoff games.<ref name="NHLOABio" /> The NHL announced Auger's retirement on June 15, 2012, amid controversy and speculation that he had been pushed out by the league.<ref>{{cite web | last=Shoaltz | first=David | url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/globe-on-hockey/nhl-referee-stephane-auger-retires/article4268270/ | title=NHL referee Stephane Auger retires | date=2012-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Drance | first=Thomas | title=More than meets the eye on Auger's retirement? | date=2012-06-15}}</ref> | '''Stéphane Auger''' (born December 9, 1970, in ], ]) is a former ] (NHL) ] who wore uniform number 15.<ref name="NHLOABio">http://www.nhlofficials.com/member_listing.asp?member_id=2279 Stéphane Auger's profile at NHLOfficials.com</ref> Auger began his career as an official at the age of 16 as a part-time job in the winter. He began officiating provincial midget hockey and moved up to the ] before turning to the professional ranks.<ref>{{cite web |last=Villemure |first=Rémi |url=http://www.fanatique.ca/lnh/stephane-auger-profession-arbitre+3593.html |title=Stéphane Auger, profession : arbitre |language=French |publisher=fanatique.ca |date=2009-02-13 |accessdate=2010-01-13}}</ref> He joined the National Hockey League Officials Association in 1994 and officiated his first NHL game on April 1, 2000, a game between the ] and host ].<ref name="NHLOABio" /> He officiated over 500 NHL games in his career, including 10 playoff games.<ref name="NHLOABio" /> The NHL announced Auger's retirement on June 15, 2012, amid controversy and speculation that he had been pushed out by the league.<ref>{{cite web | last=Shoaltz | first=David | url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/globe-on-hockey/nhl-referee-stephane-auger-retires/article4268270/ | title=NHL referee Stephane Auger retires | date=2012-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Drance | first=Thomas | title=More than meets the eye on Auger's retirement? | date=2012-06-15}}</ref> | ||
| ==Controversy== | |||
| Auger has been caught up numerous times in on-ice controversy. In an NHL game on December 13, 2005, in Montreal, he assessed ] captain ] a misconduct penalty after concluding he verbally abused an official and made culturally insensitive comments against the referees, who were ]. The NHL reviewed the allegations against Doan and concluded that they were baseless.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2006/01/17/shane_doan060117.html | work=CBC News | title=Shane Doan takes legal action against Liberal MP | date=2006-01-18}}</ref> | |||
| After a game on January 11, 2010, ] forward ] accused Auger of having a personal vendetta resulting from an incident in a previous game. Burrows stated that Auger told him before the game that he was going to "get him back" for making the official look bad previously.<ref name="BurrowsFine">{{cite web |url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=305871 |title=Burrows fined for comments regarding referee |publisher=The Sports Network |date=2010-01-12 |accessdate=2010-01-13}}</ref> Burrows received four penalties in the third period of the game, a Vancouver loss against the ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/boxscore?gameId=300111022 |title=Nashville 3, Vancouver 2 |publisher=ESPN |date=2010-01-11 |accessdate=2010-01-13}}</ref> The league investigated Burrows' claims and concluded that they could not be substantiated, while stating that "Referee Auger’s intentions were beyond reproach."<ref>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=513520</ref> | |||
| On March 12, 2011, numerous Islanders players accused Auger of conspiracy, saying they felt the officials saw the Devils' playoff run as more important than their own playoff push.<ref name="Newsday: Islanders upset about lack of respect">{{cite web |url=http://mobile.newsday.com/inf/infomo;JSESSIONID=4519C2DB41FA95352E8E.3072?site=newsday&view=islanders_item&feed:a=newsday_5min&feed:c=islanders&feed:i=1.2755573&nopaging=1 |title=Islanders upset about lack of respect |publisher=Newsday |date=2011-03-12 |accessdate=2011-03-12}}</ref> There was a large discrepancy regarding power-play time. A ] player was insulting the Islanders coach and his assistants during the game and the player was not punished for his actions. Additionally, when Alternate Captain ] spoke to Auger about what was going on, he was given what was the first game misconduct penalty of his career. Islanders interim coach ] stated that he requested but received no explanation from Auger on the Nielsen penalty, citing difficulty engaging the officiating crew throughout the entire game.<ref name="Newsday: Capuano blasts refs after Isles' OT loss">{{cite web |url=http://mobile.newsday.com/inf/infomo;JSESSIONID=4519C2DB41FA95352E8E.3072?site=newsday&view=islanders_item&feed:a=newsday_5min&feed:c=islanders&feed:i=1.2755440&nopaging=1 |title=Capuano blasts refs after Isles' OT loss |publisher=Newsday |date=2011-03-12 |accessdate=2011-03-12}}</ref> On March 13, 2011, the NHL Senior Vice President and Director of Officiating ] confirmed to Newsday that the NHL was indeed looking into this matter.<ref name="Newsday:IslesFiles">{{cite web |url=http://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islanders/isles-files-1.812028/saturday-night-s-officiating-under-review-1.2756579 |title=Saturday night's officiating under review|last=Strang|first=Katie|publisher=Newsday |date=2011-03-13 |accessdate=2011-03-13}}</ref> This incident followed a previous controversy involving Auger and the Islanders earlier that season in which a questionable spinning move was used to score during the shootout. Although the shootout goal was regarded as "close" to violating the continuous motion rule, the goal was ultimately ruled legal and Auger was not found to be at fault. | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Born | Stéphane Auger (1970-12-09) December 9, 1970 (age 54) Montreal, Quebec |
| Occupation | Former NHL referee |
Stéphane Auger (born December 9, 1970, in Montreal, Quebec) is a former National Hockey League (NHL) referee who wore uniform number 15. Auger began his career as an official at the age of 16 as a part-time job in the winter. He began officiating provincial midget hockey and moved up to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League before turning to the professional ranks. He joined the National Hockey League Officials Association in 1994 and officiated his first NHL game on April 1, 2000, a game between the Chicago Blackhawks and host New York Islanders. He officiated over 500 NHL games in his career, including 10 playoff games. The NHL announced Auger's retirement on June 15, 2012, amid controversy and speculation that he had been pushed out by the league.
References
- ^ http://www.nhlofficials.com/member_listing.asp?member_id=2279 Stéphane Auger's profile at NHLOfficials.com
- Villemure, Rémi (2009-02-13). "Stéphane Auger, profession : arbitre" (in French). fanatique.ca. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
- Shoaltz, David (2012-06-15). "NHL referee Stephane Auger retires".
- Drance, Thomas (2012-06-15). "More than meets the eye on Auger's retirement?".
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