NHLOA members meet Tim Horton Children’s Foundation campers ZEBRAS CARE TEAMS UP WITH THE TIM HORTON CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION This upcoming season the NHLOA’s charity, Zebras Care has an initiative with the Tim Horton Children’s Foundation to bring more than 50 Foundation campers to visit the Officials prior to a NHL regular season game. Thanks to […]
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Oct
Oct
Rule / Situation of the week Be the Referee!!! Welcome to our FIRST Rule Situation(s) of Week! Every Mondays for the next 25 weeks (during the regular season schedule) we will explain in this column some bizarre or uncommon game’s situation/rule. Hockey is a particular game when it comes to the rulebook. Hockey officials need […]
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Sep
Sep
Ryan Karlin visits NHLOA members in Chicago On Tuesday Sept 23, NHL Officials Steven Kozari, Pierre Racicot, Michel Cormier and Dave Lewis had the opportunity to meet Ryan Karlin, his friend Trent Kenyon and father Marty Karlin before the Red Wings and Blackhawks game. Ryan Karlin is a 12 year old boy, who lives in […]
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Sep
Sep
2014 Preseason games start today Today marks the starts of the 2014 preseason games in the National Hockey League. A total of 105 games will be played in the next two weeks including 12 off-site games in non-NHL cities. What does the preseason means for the NHL on-ice officials? After a summer of working on […]
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Sep
Sep
Every year, the CHL league hosting the Memorial Cup puts together a 3 day officiating seminar in conjunction with the NHL. This year the QMJHL will be hosting the Cup and as such was pleased to host 16 CHL officiating prospects. The camp was held in Laval, QC under the direction of QMJHL Director of […]
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Aug
Aug
Garrett Rank and Kendrick Nicholson join our staff The NHLOA welcomes two new members. The NHLOA would like to congratulate it’s newest members, Kendrick Nicholson and Garrett Rank for joining the NHL official staff . Kendrick and Garrett along with their NHLOA members will be part of training camp which opens on September 5, in […]
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Aug
Aug
Referee Skilliter has been promoted to full time NHL status this season Graham Skilliter of Saskatoon, SK gets full time NHL promotion. Graham was hired by the NHL as an AHL Referee for the 2011-12 season. He has spent the last 3 years officiating mostly in the AHL, and worked his first NHL regular season […]
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Jun
Jun
Guelph native Bill McCreary is a deserving choice for induction in the Hockey Hall of Fame. From the GuelphMercury.com McCreary compiled an incredible career as a National Hockey League referee. In 26 years, he worked 1,737 regular season games, a record 297 more in the playoffs and was a regular selection to work the Stanley Cup […]
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Apr
Apr
Referee Chmielewski worked his first game in NY The NHLOA would like to congratulate Tom Chimielewski as he worked on tuesday his first NHL regular season game as the Ottawa Senators visited the New-York Islanders at the Nassau Coliseum. He was joined on the ice by fellow officials Greg Kimmerly, David Brisebois and Mark Shewchyk […]
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Mar
Mar
Linesman Sericolo reached this milestone on Saturday in LA The NHLOA would like to recognize the tremendous accomplishment of one of our fellow officials. On Saturday March 29th, Tony Sericolo worked his 1000th NHL regular season game as a Linesman as The Winnipeg Jets visited The Los Angeles Kings at The Staples Center in Los […]