Behind the stripes: What 3 NHL officials enjoy off the ice


              FILE - Referee Corey Syvret, top left, and linesman Andrew Smith, right, talk with Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Matiss Kivlenieks, bottom left, and Scott Harrington during the first period of the team's preseason NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, in Columbus, Ohio. Syvret is a former minor league player who transitioned to a job he never thought he'd want. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete, File)
            
              FILE - Referee Garrett Rank (7) drops the puck for Vegas Golden Knights center Paul Stastny (26) and Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon (29) during the third period of a preseason NHL hockey game Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018, in Denver. 
Growing up in a small town in southern Ontario, Rank played hockey in the winter and golfed in the summer. As an adult, he's able to do the same thing — just replace playing with refereeing. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)
            
              FILE - Garrett Rank plays his shot from the 10th tee during the first round of the U.S. Open Golf Championship, Thursday, June 14, 2018, in Southampton, N.Y. As recently as this past spring, Rank was pulled off the course five holes into a U.S. Open qualifier to serve as the standby official for Game 1 of the NHL hockey second-round series between Colorado and St. Louis. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
            
              FILE - Linesman Ryan Daisy is seen during the second period of an NHL hockey game between the Detroit Red Wings and the Boston Bruins, Friday, Nov. 8, 2019, in Detroit. Daisy embraces the pressure of making important calls when games matter most. Being on water — frozen and otherwise — is Daisy’s comfort zone. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
Behind the stripes: What 3 NHL officials enjoy off the ice