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NHL reacts swiftly to hot-mic embarrassment, drops veteran referee Tim Peel

Are there make-up calls made regularly in the NHL? Most people who have watched the game long enough would probably say, yes.

Is there tolerance for admitting this as a truth? Nope. Actually none at all.

Long-time NHL official Tim Peel learned that the hard way after being caught on a hot mic on a local broadcast in Tuesday's clash between the Nashville Predators and Detroit Red Wings, admitting that he found a reason to call an infraction against the home team — in this case Nashville — presumably to make up for a perceived injustice earlier in the game.