During every game played in the National Hockey League there is always plenty of NHL team players on the ice as well as referees and linesmen throughout the course of any game. Since there are 39 referees on staff in the National Hockey League and 34 linesmen, some people might be curious as to how Officials learn to do what they do, and how they make all of their decisions known to everyone in the game.
Some inexperienced fans might ask how these people communicate with each other when they are on different ends of the rink. There is certainly enough banging, jostling and high-speed chases occurring on the ice at any given time, and communicating a penalty is very important if the offending players does not want to take a life while on the ice battling it out with the other side.
Regular fans might offer their thoughts and say that they are surprised that anyone can convey any message during a National Hockey League game because the noise levels do tend to get deafening at times. True, the NHL players might tend to get a little noisy during a game, but the Officials should still have a battle plan in advance for ensuring that they are heard or at least understood...