| NHL Partners with EA Sports |
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| Written by FRE | ||||||
| Tuesday, 12 January 2010 16:51 | ||||||
Pittsburgh, PA. (HO). Last Thursday, Philadelphia Flyer, Simon Gagne thought he recorded his 500th career point. The call on the ice was no-goal, but the officials correctly went to the tape and called the replay office in Toronto, to review the call. The word from Toronto came back that the replay evidence was inconclusive and the call on the ice was upheld. Now comes a story from the NHL and the Philadelphia Flyers that FSN Pittsburgh, who broadcast the game, withheld specific replays that clearly showed that Gagne did in fact score. Of course the ruling would have made little difference to the results of the game, as the Flyers won in a rout, beating the Penguins 7-4, however, the reliability of on-ice officiating is now being questioned. (ED Note: You mean the league is admitting that someone screwed up? Queue Flyers fans lining up to point out that the Penguins cheated…again). EA Sports demonstrates their technology Brian Campbell, member of the NHL competition committee had this to say; “The issue of when a goal is a goal and when it isn’t a goal, has long been a hot topic of debate. Obviously, through the years the NHL has sought to eliminate all doubt going as far as to institute goal review in Toronto. Now, we've taken that a step farther, by contracting with EA Sports, who possesses cutting edge technology, to help eliminate any further controversy.” A source close to Hockeyoutsiders and EA Sports, has informed us that the sports video game giant is currently experimenting with a “blue screen” effect. In a sure to be controversial concept, goaltenders would be mandated to wear blue pads and blue uniforms. The crest of the team would continue to be on the front of the jersey, so each goaltender could be identified with their team. In addition, goalies could continue to wear masks custom designed for them. The process would work as follows: using this technology, any goal replay would constitute making the goalie “invisible” by eliminating them from the screen. Thus, the review is only going to consist of the puck and it’s proximity in the net, and when viewed from different camera angles, the replay proof will be infallible and consistent. Developers thought this solution carried the most merit because implanting sensors in the pucks, presented an array of problems, including the composition of the puck and sensor placement. “EA Sports is very excited to be able to work with the NHL in coming up with a resolution to their problem of goal review. We feel the blue screen concept will revolutionize the game.” said lead developer Todd Batty. The NFL is apparently monitoring the results of the NHL’s experiment very closely, in an attempt to come up with a solution to their own growing problem of determining when the football crosses the plane of the goal.
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