A snowstorm turned players into officialsSourced
The referees were snowed in.
Two players took their places.
At a January 1983 NHL game in Hartford, a snowstorm kept a referee and linesman from arriving. Active players Mickey Volcan and Garry Howatt filled in as officials for one period.
Snow disrupted the game;
players kept it going.
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