Referee shortage forces Hockey Sherbrooke to cancel preseason games

By Michael Boriero
Referee shortage forces Hockey Sherbrooke to cancel preseason games

Hockey Sherbrooke has been forced to cancel several preseason games over the past two weeks due to a lack of referee personnel, and it appears the regional organization will be heading into the regular season missing roughly 25 on-ice officials.
According to Hockey Sherbrooke General Manager Stéphane Dion, the organization cancelled games on a number of occasions last year due to the referee shortage. But that was during the regular season, when there are between 50 and 60 games happening throughout a weekend.
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