On this week's #RefsPodcast:

• World Juniors officials
• NHL liney Ryan Jackson injured
• Paying Christmas Bills!
• Ducks' Vatrano fined for unsportsmanlike conduct on Stars' Robertson
• Blackhawks' Grzelcyk fined for cross-checking Sens' Stutzle
• Ducks' Johnston fined for a stucker punch on Kraken's Kartye
• No call on Panthers' Rodrigues for taking out Canes' Jarvis ith a dangerous trip that sent him crashing into the goal frame
• Panthers' Marchand hits Canes' Bussi right in the Christmas crackers - then scores on the play
• Rangers' Shesterkin makes a great save on the Caps' Strome... that was juuuust over the line
• At the WJC, Canada's Porter Martone picks up a penalty for a post-goal celebration
• Flames' Weeger gets tossed for a stick-banging tantrum after a penalty call.

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The Scouting The Refs Podcast is a weekly look at the world of officiating and player safety within the National Hockey League, AHL, ECHL, and other leagues around the world. We'll break down the calls and the rules behind them to help understand why a penalty or suspension was - or wasn't - handed out.