Elias Pettersson Objects to Referee's Questionable Call

An NHL player has recently tried to appeal to the referees to reverse a penalty call that would benefit his team. This is something that does not happen often in the NHL

Pettersson tries to decline the call

Here's Vancouver Canucks forward Elias Pettersson trying to wave off a tripping call on Max Domi, he must have felt the play was not worth a penalty.




Fortunately, players cannot decline penalties, and the play gave the Canucks the powerplay advantage.

As seen on Hockeyfeed - Pettersson tries to waive off a soft call from the refs