How Hockey Sask. is trying to limit verbal abuse towards young refs [Video]

Kadun said the part that upset him the most was when the coach’s son approached the officials at the end of the game and apologized for the actions of his dad.

In the video, Kadun said he’s seen officials get off the ice crying because of the things coaches are telling them.

In Saskatoon, Dalton van der Nest, Hockey Saskatchewan Official and Official Supervisor, said he’s seen similar things firsthand.

“Just a couple of weekends ago, I had an official come off the ice, and he was extremely frustrated with how coaches were treating them,” van der Nest said. “(Officials are) saying their least favourite part of officiating is getting yelled at by the coaches and the parents.”

Van der Nest also teaches some of the level one clinics for young officials and he said he likes to focus a lot on the maltreatment section of the rule book and …