Tonight in Chicago, referee Jordan Samuels-Thomas will be officiating his first NHL Regular Season Game at United Center when the San Jose Sharks will be in town to play the Blackhawks. Samuels-Thomas was hired by the National Hockey League last summer under a minor league referee contract and wears jersey no.42. He will be joined […]
Category Archives: NHLOA Milestones
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Apr
Apr
Last Night in Glendale, referee Cody Beach officiated his first NHL Regular Season Game at Gila River arena when the New Jersey Devils visited the Coyotes. Beach was hired by the National Hockey League last summer under a minor league referee contract and wears jersey no.45. He was joined on the ice by fellow referee […]
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Mar
Mar
Tonight in Chicago, referee Justin Kea will be officiating his first NHL Regular Season Game at United Center when the Buffalo Sabres will be in town to play the Blackhawks. Kea was hired by the National Hockey League last summer under a minor league referee contract and wears jersey no.44. He will be joined on […]
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Mar
Mar
Tonight in Glendale, referee Carter Sandlak will be officiating his first NHL Regular Season Game at Gila River arena when the Seattle Kraken will be in town to play the Coyotes. Sandlak was hired by the National Hockey League last summer under a minor league referee contract and wears jersey #47. He will be joined […]
12
Mar
Mar
Referee Dean Morton’s career will come full circle tonight in Calgary, AB where he will lace his skates one last time, officiating the Detroit Red Wings and the hometown Flames at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The man who has been wearing the striped jersey #36 for the past 22 seasons with the NHL will work his […]
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Feb
Feb
This afternoon in Buffalo, NHL referee Dean Morton will be officiating his 1,000th NHL Regular Season Game when the Colorado Avalanche visit the hometown Sabres. This will be Morton’s 1,001st time skating in a NHL Regular Season Game. The Peterborough Ontario native, skated in one NHL game as a player in the fall of 1989, […]
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Oct
Oct
October 25th, 2021. Tonight, AHL/NHL linesman Kilian McNamara will be working his first NHL Regular Season game in Columbus, OH when the Dallas Stars will be visiting the hometown Blue Jackets. He will be joined on the ice by referees Marc Joannette and Conor O’Donnell while linesman Andrew Smith will be working the lines with […]
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Oct
Oct
October 23rd, 2021. Tonight, AHL/NHL linesman Justin Johnson will be working his first NHL Regular Season game in his hometown of Winnipeg, Manitoba when the Nashville Predators will be visiting the Winnipeg Jets. He will be joined on the ice by referees Justin St.Pierre and Peter MacDougall while linesman Ryan Daisy will be working the […]
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Oct
Oct
October 22nd, 2021. Tonight in Las Vegas, Nevada, NHL referee Steve Kozari will be celebrating his 1,000th NHL Regular Season Game when the Edmonton Oilers will be visiting the Vegas Golden Knights at the T-Mobile Arena. The Pentiction, British Columbia native has been under contract with the National Hockey League since the summer of 2003. […]
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Oct
Oct
October 19th, 2021. Tonight, AHL/NHL linesman Caleb Apperson will be working his first NHL Regular Season game in Buffalo, NY when the Vancouver Canucks will be visiting the Buffalo Sabres. He will be joined on the ice by referees TJ Luxmore and Kendrick Nicholson while linesman Derek Nansen will be working the lines with him. […]