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Referee profile

Francis Charron#6

NHL Referee · 2025-26 · all · 271 games tracked

From
Ottawa, ON
NHL Debut
4/5/10
Career Games
806
Playoff Games
104
Cup Finals
3
Stripe Score
50.2
Average
Consistency Index
1.07
Lower = more consistent
Home Cooking
-0.06
League ≈ 0
Leverage
D
OT/playoff vs base
Games
67
529 calls
Pen / 60
7.78
League 7.50
Gap Rhythm
243.2
Avg 6:09 / STDDEV s
Discipline
0.31
Misconducts + bench minors / 60
Make-Up Window
93%
Cross-team penalty within 10m
First Penalty
7:53
Avg time of first P1 call

In-game patterns

Methodology →
P1
7.66
P2
8.42
P3
7.30
OT
6.89
Calls per game in each period.
Late-period suppression
-38%
Calls 38% MORE penalties in final 2 min than proportional.
Power play chain rate
17%
17% of his power-play-creating penalties are followed by another call before the first PP expires.
Opening 5 vs closing 5
-0.22
Calls 0.22 more penalties per minute in P3's closing 5 than P1's opening 5 — finishes hot.

Score-state calling

Methodology →
Tied
2.09
1-goal
2.96
Blowout
1.36
Calls per game when the score margin is tied / 1-goal / 3+ goals.

Player-context calling

Methodology →
High-TOI vs Low-TOI ratio
0.27
Calls 73% fewer penalties on STAR / Top-6 players than ice time would predict — leniency to top forwards.

Call type breakdown

Methodology →
TRIPPING
1.44
Per game
98
Calls
82.9
League pct
ok
Sample
ROUGHING
0.98
Per game
67
Calls
56.1
League pct
ok
Sample
HOOKING
0.91
Per game

Teams under this referee

Methodology →
Flyers-1
12
Games
-0.08
Diff / game
60
Pens drawn
61
Pens taken
Drill in →
Penguins-5
8
Games
-0.63
Diff / game
34
Pens drawn

Most frequent partners

Partner data is navigation-only per launch stats catalog v2 §9. Pair-level rate stats carry small-sample warnings.

PartnerGames togetherSample
Cody Beach9ok
Michael Markovic7ok
Brandon Blandina6ok
Brandon Schrader5ok
Jon McIsaac5ok
Gord Dwyer5ok
Alex Lepkowski4small

Nationality splits

calls per 60 min of nationality TOI

Penalties on players of each nationality, normalized by that nationality's on-ice time in games this ref worked. Joint attribution: every penalty in a game credits both refs in the crew, so individual-call noise washes out at volume. Δ is the rate vs league baseline for the same nationality and scope. Rows under 60 minutes of nationality TOI are marked small; pattern language only — no intent claims.

NationalityTOICalls/ 60Lg baseΔSample
CAN289h 37m2981.031.10-0.07ok
USA203h 54m1850.910.95-0.04ok
SWE70h 43m45

Career history

all · per season

Per-season trend across the seasons RefGeek has tracked. Spot career arcs (improving / declining stripe score, drift in core rates) without flipping the season chip. Phase 2 will replace this table with a chart.

SeasonGamesStripePen / 60ConsistencySample
2025-266750.27.781.07ok
2024-257742.47.171.23ok
2023-246151.47.080.96ok
2022-236649.57.130.93ok
Coach challenges
124
124 challenges in scope; outcome detection still resolving.
One-goal P3 suppression
-7%
Calls 7% MORE P3 penalties in one-goal games than the league baseline.
62
Calls
75.6
League pct
ok
Sample
HOLDING
0.88
Per game
60
Calls
92.7
League pct
ok
Sample
INTERFERENCE
0.65
Per game
44
Calls
70.7
League pct
ok
Sample
HIGH_STICKING
0.59
Per game
40
Calls
34.1
League pct
ok
Sample
FIGHTING_MAJOR
0.50
Per game
34
Calls
73.2
League pct
ok
Sample
CROSS_CHECKING
0.48
Per game
33
Calls
87.8
League pct
ok
Sample
SLASHING
0.47
Per game
32
Calls
7.3
League pct
ok
Sample
DELAY_OF_GAME
0.34
Per game
23
Calls
68.3
League pct
ok
Sample
TOO_MANY_MEN
0.16
Per game
11
Calls
50.0
League pct
ok
Sample
UNSPORTSMANLIKE
0.13
Per game
9
Calls
5.0
League pct
ok
Sample
GOALIE_INTERFERENCE
0.10
Per game
7
Calls
82.1
League pct
ok
Sample
BOARDING
0.07
Per game
5
Calls
22.7
League pct
ok
Sample
EMBELLISHMENT
0.03
Per game
2
Calls
—
League pct
small
Sample
BROKEN_STICK
0.01
Per game
1
Calls
—
League pct
small
Sample
ILLEGAL_CHECK_TO_HEAD
0.01
Per game
1
Calls
—
League pct
small
Sample
ELBOWING
0.01
Per game
1
Calls
—
League pct
small
Sample
TypeCallsPer gameLeague pctSample
TRIPPING981.4482.9ok
ROUGHING670.9856.1ok
HOOKING620.9175.6ok
HOLDING600.8892.7ok
INTERFERENCE440.6570.7ok
HIGH_STICKING400.5934.1ok
FIGHTING_MAJOR340.5073.2ok
CROSS_CHECKING330.4887.8ok
SLASHING320.477.3ok
DELAY_OF_GAME230.3468.3ok
TOO_MANY_MEN110.1650.0ok
UNSPORTSMANLIKE90.135.0ok
GOALIE_INTERFERENCE70.1082.1ok
BOARDING50.0722.7ok
EMBELLISHMENT20.03—small
BROKEN_STICK10.01—small
ILLEGAL_CHECK_TO_HEAD10.01—small
ELBOWING10.01—small
39
Pens taken
Drill in →
Islanders0
8
Games
0.00
Diff / game
32
Pens drawn
32
Pens taken
Drill in →
Canadiens+3
8
Games
+0.38
Diff / game
33
Pens drawn
30
Pens taken
Drill in →
Hurricanes+1
7
Games
+0.14
Diff / game
30
Pens drawn
29
Pens taken
Drill in →
Lightning-1
7
Games
-0.14
Diff / game
36
Pens drawn
37
Pens taken
Drill in →
Capitals-4
7
Games
-0.57
Diff / game
18
Pens drawn
22
Pens taken
Drill in →
Ducks0
6
Games
0.00
Diff / game
21
Pens drawn
21
Pens taken
Drill in →
Sabres+3
6
Games
+0.50
Diff / game
23
Pens drawn
20
Pens taken
Drill in →
Sharks-3
6
Games
-0.50
Diff / game
20
Pens drawn
23
Pens taken
Drill in →
Maple Leafs-4
6
Games
-0.67
Diff / game
22
Pens drawn
26
Pens taken
Drill in →
Panthers+3
6
Games
+0.50
Diff / game
30
Pens drawn
27
Pens taken
Drill in →
Senators+3
6
Games
+0.50
Diff / game
27
Pens drawn
24
Pens taken
Drill in →
Bruins-1
5
Games
-0.20
Diff / game
23
Pens drawn
24
Pens taken
Drill in →
Kings+3
5
Games
+0.60
Diff / game
20
Pens drawn
17
Pens taken
Drill in →
Wild+4
5
Games
+0.80
Diff / game
16
Pens drawn
12
Pens taken
Drill in →
Rangers-4
5
Games
-0.80
Diff / game
14
Pens drawn
18
Pens taken
Drill in →
Mammoth+8
5
Games
+1.60
Diff / game
22
Pens drawn
14
Pens taken
Drill in →
Canucks-4
5
Games
-0.80
Diff / game
16
Pens drawn
20
Pens taken
Drill in →
Golden Knights0
5
Games
0.00
Diff / game
15
Pens drawn
15
Pens taken
Drill in →
Red Wings0
5
Games
0.00
Diff / game
19
Pens drawn
19
Pens taken
Drill in →
Avalanche0
5
Games
0.00
Diff / game
15
Pens drawn
15
Pens taken
Drill in →
Blue Jackets-5
4
Games
-1.25
Diff / game
12
Pens drawn
17
Pens taken
Drill in →
Flames-4
4
Games
-1.00
Diff / game
16
Pens drawn
20
Pens taken
Drill in →
Blues+3
4
Games
+0.75
Diff / game
16
Pens drawn
13
Pens taken
Drill in →
Devils+1
4
Games
+0.25
Diff / game
13
Pens drawn
12
Pens taken
Drill in →
Oilers+1
4
Games
+0.25
Diff / game
16
Pens drawn
15
Pens taken
Drill in →
Predators-1
3
Games
-0.33
Diff / game
12
Pens drawn
13
Pens taken
Drill in →
Stars+4
3
Games
+1.33
Diff / game
14
Pens drawn
10
Pens taken
Drill in →
Jets+3
3
Games
+1.00
Diff / game
9
Pens drawn
6
Pens taken
Drill in →
Kraken-2
3
Games
-0.67
Diff / game
9
Pens drawn
11
Pens taken
Drill in →
Blackhawks-1
2
Games
-0.50
Diff / game
8
Pens drawn
9
Pens taken
Drill in →
TeamGamesPens drawnPens takenDiffDiff/GRecord
Flyers126061-1-0.085-7vs →
Penguins83439-5-0.633-5vs →
Islanders8323200.004-4vs →
Canadiens83330+3+0.383-5vs →
Hurricanes73029+1+0.146-1vs →
Lightning73637-1-0.146-1vs →
Capitals71822-4-0.575-2vs →
Ducks6212100.003-3vs →
Sabres62320+3+0.503-3vs →
Sharks62023-3-0.505-1vs →
Maple Leafs62226-4-0.672-4vs →
Panthers63027+3+0.502-4vs →
Senators62724+3+0.504-2vs →
Bruins52324-1-0.202-3vs →
Kings52017+3+0.601-4vs →
Wild51612+4+0.801-4vs →
Rangers51418-4-0.801-4vs →
Mammoth52214+8+1.603-2vs →
Canucks51620-4-0.803-2vs →
Golden Knights5151500.003-2vs →
Red Wings5191900.002-3vs →
Avalanche5151500.003-2vs →
Blue Jackets41217-5-1.251-3vs →
Flames41620-4-1.001-3vs →
Blues41613+3+0.751-3vs →
Devils41312+1+0.252-2vs →
Oilers41615+1+0.252-2vs →
Predators31213-1-0.331-2vs →
Stars31410+4+1.333-0vs →
Jets396+3+1.002-1vs →
Kraken3911-2-0.672-1vs →
Blackhawks289-1-0.501-1vs →
Carter Sandlak
3
small
Tom Chmielewski3small
Stephen Hiff3small
View all partners →
0.64
0.79
-0.15
ok
RUS53h 38m500.930.90+0.03ok
FIN33h 37m190.560.72-0.16ok
CZE25h 49m190.740.59+0.15ok
DNK8h 46m30.340.38-0.03ok
DEU7h 47m20.260.88-0.62ok
CHE7h 43m50.651.03-0.39ok
LVA7h 37m60.790.69+0.09ok
SVK6h 11m40.651.27-0.63ok
BLR2h 48m51.780.79+0.99ok
AUS1h 58m10.510.78-0.27ok
NOR1h 57m42.041.55+0.49ok
FRA1h 39m21.200.79+0.41ok
AUT1h 23m10.720.69+0.03ok
SVN1h 15m10.800.31+0.49ok
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