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Typhoonaitor
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8 months ago

Referees Are Broken

I made a forum yesterday under a different category and got no response. So this time im hoping to get a response from EA under this section. Anyways here's my point:

Dating back to NHL 25 and throughout this year, the refs have felt much worse. In NHL 25, and sometimes in NHL 26, I noticed there were a lot more missed offside calls. But the main reason I am writing is the penalty calls and disallowed goals. If someone replies back, I have 2 videos of a terrible penalty call, and a goal that should not have been washed out. Just overall the refs are ruining some aspects of the game. Penalty calls give teams an advantage and bad calls or missed calls should not be happening. In my last game played, the guy touched the puck before I hit the guy and I got called for interference. So please make a change on these refs as they have felt off dating back to NHL 25.

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  • EA_Aljo's avatar
    EA_Aljo
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    8 months ago

    Hi there. I was out of the office for the last week. Which is why you didn't get a response previously. Can you get me a video of any missed calls you're seeing? Please put them up somewhere they can be streamed. YouTube would be great or you can publish them through your console and respond with a link. Thanks!

  • Typhoonaitor's avatar
    Typhoonaitor
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    8 months ago

    Hi there, super sorry for the late response, but i will have videos up in a few minutes. 

  • Typhoonaitor's avatar
    Typhoonaitor
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    8 months ago

    https://youtube.com/shorts/Zbk2UH87G1U 

    Clip 1 was in a quickplay game where the guy clearly had the puck before I hit him. Now there are no charging or boarding penalties in quickplay, so unless there's something I'm missing, this is not a penalty.

    Clip 2 was in threes eliminator where my guy went to do a wrap around without interfering with the goalie. And as you saw in the clip, me nor anyone else made contact with the goalie. So once again, unless there is something I'm missing, that should not be goalie interference.

    Like I said in my original paragraph at the top, offsides are feeling off. Now I don't have a video clip for offsides, but they have not felt right and should possibly get an update.

    Thanks for the help.

    Typhoonaitor.

  • Typhoonaitor's avatar
    Typhoonaitor
    New Rookie
    8 months ago

    Another thing on the first clip, YT shorts always cuts a part of the screen so you couldn't see the ref raise his arm again. Now I hope that the ref raising his arm after I zoomed in on him proves that the penalty was called on that hit.

  • EA_Aljo's avatar
    EA_Aljo
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    8 months ago

    What penalty was called in the first clip? In the second clip, it's possible you touched the goalie. Unfortunately, we need a longer recording showing more of the play before the penalty is called.

    I haven't noticed any issues with offsides and we haven't had other reports that there's a problem. If you get a video, let me know. 

  • Typhoonaitor's avatar
    Typhoonaitor
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    8 months ago

    First clip an interference penalty was called. But the guy clearly had the puck before I hit him.

    Second clip I clearly did not touch the goalie. The replay didn't have a good view, but the first glance at it showed I clearly did not touch the goalie.

    Offsides have felt a bit off, but I don't have anything to report of it.

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