NHL Bans Ref Caught Saying He 'Wanted to Get a F—ing Penalty Against Nashville'

data-mm-id=”_nw6hvnvjv”>The NHL is investigating after a miked-up referee was caught saying he wanted to call a penalty against the Nashville Predators in their 2-0 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night. UPDATE: Investigation over. Tim Peel will not be working NHL games in the future. Referee Tim Peel no longer will be working NHL games now or in the future. https://t.co/mrnDc61W5P pic.twitter.com/tKsg2SwGh8— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) March 24, 2021Around five minutes into the second period, Nashville's Viktor Arvidsson was whistled for a tripping infraction by longtime official Tim Peel. Three minutes after that, either Peel or his partner Kelly Sutherland said: "It wasn't much, but I wanted to get a f—ing penalty against Nashville early," wh…