has already reported that SKA even decided to challenge the fine imposed on their head coach Roman Rotenberg for criticizing the referees after the Nizhny Novgorod match. Residents of St. Petersburg were already outraged that the judicial commission did not publicly recognize his guilt after an obvious mistake.
— Alexey, do you continue to star in the wonderful program “Judicial”?
— Right after our interview, I will appear in the new episode of “Judges” on KHL TV. Should I leave this program? Let’s ask our readers.
– I’m sure it is. There are moments in hockey that need to be explained. For example, this moment in the match “Torpedo” – SKA (4: 3), when five players entered the ice for the Nizhny Novgorod team in a “4 against 4” situation. Is it a human factor?
— There was a mutual estrangement, and the judges did not immediately make their mark. Methodological error. It turned out to be minimal – only 12 seconds. From the first stoppage, the referees understood what was happening.
Another question is that not everyone immediately paid attention to it. This does not relieve judges of their responsibilities. A methodological error, not something wild and global.
The worst thing that can happen in fair arbitration is when there is a strikeout that is not there. We call it a “ghost.” And here – they just didn’t understand, it happens. But I repeat that this does not relieve the referees of their responsibility.
— A few days later, one referee was already present at the Vityaz – Traktor match, and six days later the second worked at the Lokomotiv – Kunlun match. So they weren’t suspended for this mistake?
“We openly declare that our judges are under contract.” And it is not our practice to remove a referee from any match. There are contractual obligations. And there is a certain percentage left for penalties. Additionally, there are two types of penalties: you can withdraw a bonus for the game or you can withdraw a percentage of your annual winnings. According to whether it affected the result of the match, whether the error was gross, whether the club submitted documents to the refereeing expert committee and whether it recognized the gross error, agreeing to financially punish the referee. ..
— In this case, the referees were not subject to sanctions?
— This information is for official use only. I cannot disclose other people’s salaries. But I repeat that we are not withdrawing anyone from the following matches. We have a number of referees. They receive different amounts and a different number of matches. We don’t remove any judge for a month or three. We do not have such a practice.
— I was pleased with the “fair play” on the part of the referees, when in the next match “Lokomotiv” – SKA (3:2) they went to the visitors’ bench and apologized for sending off Ilya Fedotov for tripping him in the first half, admitting there was no foul. Is it okay for you ?
“We told the judges at training camp, ‘Let’s get even friendlier.’ » I don’t want to be bad uncles who only punish. If we notice an error, then we should not be embarrassed, even if the coach of the sanctioned team is seething. Go apologize, there’s nothing wrong with that.
So we opened the cube and started showing replays of moments with deletions. I was worried in my heart, but I think it’s a very good story. I come to hockey matches myself and I see that this decision is very useful for the fans. They see, know and understand everything. It even seemed to me that they were less indignant when they immediately saw the episode, rather than rushing to their smartphone to look for it.
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