Derek Shepherd

@Paulbak84074894 @GopherPuckLive None taken!!! 👍🏻

@shepd3 @GopherPuckLive Ok fair enough. I thought you were very good at your job, btw. No offense meant

A fun "back in the day" story with Alaska-Anchorage and Minnesota. It's 3/11/2007... A WCHA playoff series between AA & MN. MN wins 6-2 Friday night. AA wins 2-1 Saturday night in overtime to send it to Sunday for a deciding game. The game is tied at 1 going in to the 3rd period and AA's Kevin Clark has been yapping the entire weekend. He's a great trash talker. Just non-stop all weekend. Mid 3rd @mcarman16 gives Minnesota the lead. Then late in the game @bookerT2116 gives MN a 3-1 lead with around 1:30 left. In the remaining time, Okposo is on the MN bench and reaches over the photo box in between the benches with his stick and starts tapping Clark on the head as if to say... "You can be quiet now". This is happening right in front of myself and @Gorgamatic21 ... Either one of us could have easily grabbed Okposo's stick. It was that close. Gorg turns to me and says.... "Did that just happen?" and we both were a bit stunned while laughing at the same time. This was back when the glass between the benches was very short. The very next season the glass was full height. I know that @shepd3 was the ref a for that game. Looks like he missed that one. 🤣🤣🤣 Ahhhhhh.... Those WCHA days had quite a bit of shenanigans! (Some photos from that game)

@Paulbak84074894 @GopherPuckLive Only 1 game ever worked with all 3 on the ice. A non conference pre-season MN vs Canadian game…

@GopherPuckLive Know why they took the names off the back of referee jerseys? Because they were all named Shepherd! I think it was a WCHA game where there were 3 Shepherds on the ice. Dad and two sons, if I recall correctly.

@GopherPuckLive Missed or looked the other way? Too long ago to honestly say.

@unrlco @mnwild @camshep33

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Hulk Hogan comes out for the first time to his iconic "Real American" theme at Madison Square Garden.

There's gonna be a ruckus in heaven tonight when the Hulkster and the Macho Man are reunited. The Mega Powers collide again. RIP.

My Hero!!! “The ultimate male vs the ultimate meatball”

Hysterical! After telling the OSU crowd there is no goal, he says “IT GETS WORSE. There is a minor penalty on OSU.” Hahahahaha

@GopherPuckLive @LoganSweeney18 From Farmington- now IGH

@GopherPuckLive @LoganSweeney18 He did start as a linesman in the WCHA .. Turned into a ref after the leagues split. Works big 10 and CCHA as a ref

So this is Tony Czech’s last weekend as a referee. He is retiring after the games this weekend. His family was in attendance tonight. He lost a few teeth when he took a stick to the face after the OSU goal tonight. Hoping to ref tomorrow. If not, the B1G will bring someone in to cover him.

@GopherPuckLive Refs don’t miss- sounds like he will be ready to go!

Have not heard if Tony will be on the ice tonight.

I am guessing that Tony Czech is not feeling great this morning. Finally got the chance to go through some photos from last night this morning. This was taken in the ladder stages of the 3rd period last night. Hopefully he's feeling well enough to close out his career today!

@TheNCHC @BaxterArena @Commish_Weems @refschmitt @omavs @OmahaHKY @ScoutingTheRefs Great run for a great guy!!!

Long-time #NCHChockey linesman Nate Stanton was recognized after working his final game for us Saturday night at @BaxterArena. He's been officiating lines in Omaha since we began play in 2013. @Commish_Weems presented Nate with artwork from his time with the NCHC as a thank you for 12 years of officiating service! 👏🦓 📸: Bonnie Ryan (1st 3) & @bradwphoto

THE SINGLE GREATEST RIVALRY IN ALL OF HOCKEY

Back in the saddle!!

@refschmitt Matching hats. How cute!

Morning walk.

@Gausmus47 @venividiveech @SiouxLite @TheNCHC Tough mold!!!

@venividiveech @SiouxLite @TheNCHC We desperately need @shepd3 to mold these young men

@TheNCHC I’m expecting a fine for comments about officiating dished out to the CC program. Have some integrity.

@goon48 Just wanted to make you smile 😊

@shepd3 I didn't see anything on the refs not being up to snuff. Like I told Mike Schmidt, I think the officiating has been pretty good this season. The call for the no-goal was a bang-bang play.

Against my better judgment, I just checked in with our favorite fan message board. Here's what I learned, UND is no good, they suck. They have no heart. The goaltending sucks. Yes, last night's game wasn't good. It's one game. Let's step back from the ledge. I hope the UND players and hockey parents don't visit that site.

@goon48 Just figured it had to be somewhat the refs fault.. if not I just fell over.

@goon48 Forgot-was refs fault🤔