Massive refereeing controversy emerges ahead of the Stanley Cup Finals

The Stanley Cup final between the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers will be must-watch content, however, a refereeing controversy has broken out.

Pierre LeBrun, a big name NHL expert has already shared his worries on the selections, as the Edmonton Oilers powerplay is as good of a cheat code as a team can get, and biased referees could turn the series:

Lots of pressure on these 4 refs when you consider Oilers' power play. Major theme in this Cup final

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The four referees chosen are Jean Hebert, Steve Kozari, Dan O'Rourke, and Chris Rooney.

Congratulations to the 2024 Stanley Cup Final Officials:
Referees: Jean Hebert, Steve Kozari, Dan O'Rourke, Chris Rooney
Linesmen: Devin Berg, Ryan Daisy, Matt MacPherson, Jonny Murray

Fans immediately called out possible bias from these referees, who have all made their fair share of bad calls in their careers:

There is no reason, no reason at all the NHL should've picked Kozari. Hes shown clear bias vs Edmonton and there's a history of issues there. Simplest choice just to select a different ref and somehow they f**k up. NHL proving why it remains the worst ran league

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One fan accused the NHL outright of fixing the series due to these selections of referees:

This is how they fix the Finals. Using the same 4 biased refs throughout. Florida wins due to the all American #buttmanAgenda. Here we go again... http://thebluepaint.com #31YearsAndCounting #ZipCodeCup #ButtmanAgenda #NHLBookiesRiggedHockeyLeague

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There is no reason, no reason at all the NHL should've picked Kozari. Hes shown clear bias vs Edmonton and there's a history of issues there. Simplest choice just to select a different ref and somehow they f**k up. NHL proving why it remains the worst ran league

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Wow . Rourke and Kozari .. Oilers are screwed.

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Credit HockeyFeed:
Controversy arises after 4 referees are named for Stanley Cup Final

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