List of NHL on-ice officials

Officials, from left to right: Michel Cormier (linesman), Eric Furlatt (referee), Don Koharski (referee), and Scott Driscoll (linesman) stand at centre ice for the national anthem before a game in Madison Square Garden between the Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers.

In ice hockey, an official is responsible for enforcing the rules and maintaining order. On-ice officials are present on the ice during the game, and traditionally wear a shirt with black and white vertical stripes. The National Hockey League (NHL) currently employs four on-ice officials in each game—two referees and two linesmen. Referees are identified by their red or orange armbands. They are responsible for the general supervision of the game, assess penalties, and conduct face-offs at the beginning of each period and after a goal is scored. When play is stopped for another reason, the face-offs are conducted by the linesmen. The linesmen are primarily responsible for violations involving the centre line and blue lines, such as icing and offside infractions.

All NHL on-ice officials are members of the National Hockey League Officials Association (NHLOA), a labour union founded in 1969. The NHLOA represents its members in matters dealing with working conditions of on-ice officials and acts as their collective bargaining agent.

Current referees

Officials with an asterisk (*) next to the date of their first game worked that game as a linesman. Career NHL games updated as of the end of the 14-15 NHL season. Does not include playoff games.

#NationalityRefereeCareer NHL GamesFirst NHL Game (Date)
42
United States
Jacob Brenk012 November 2015[1]
6
Canada
Francis Charron2175 April 2010
43
United States
Tom Chmielewski208 April 2014[2]
19
Canada
Gord Dwyer64519 November 2005
27
Canada
Eric Furlatt8768 October 2001
31
Canada
Trevor Hanson2724 October 2013[3]
2
Canada
Mike Hasenfratz70521 October 2000
22
Canada
Ghislain Hebert2923 February 2009
15
Canada
Jean Hebert17430 March 2011[4]
8
Canada
Dave Jackson140622 December 1990
25
Canada
Marc Joannette10021 October 1999
18
Canada
Greg Kimmerly108230 November 1996
32
Canada
Tom Kowal88529 October 1999
40
Canada
Steve Kozari61315 October 2005
14
United States
Dennis LaRue122226 March 1991
17
Canada
Frederick L'Ecuyer40411 October 2007
28
Canada
Chris Lee8612 April 2000
3
Canada
Mike Leggo10733 March 1998
41
United States
Mark Lemelin4521 January 2013
46
Canada
Dave Lewis2419 October 2013[5]
21
Canada
TJ Luxmore2319 November 2013[6]
4
Canada
Wes McCauley73620 January 2003
45
Canada
Jon McIsaac721 November 2013[7]
34
United States
Brad Meier100123 October 1999
36
Canada
Dean Morton52911 November 2000
44
Canada
Kendrick Nicholson517 January 2015[8]
13
Canada
Dan O'Halloran11531 October 1995
9
Canada
Dan O'Rourke7322 October 1999*
20
Canada
Tim Peel100521 October 1999
16
United States
Brian Pochmara54323 December 2005[9]
33
Canada
Kevin Pollock100628 March 2000
48
Canada
Garrett Rank815 January 2015[10]
37
Canada
Kyle Rehman38422 January 2008
39
Russia
Evgeny Romasko59 March 2015[11]
5
United States
Chris Rooney90122 November 2000
24
Canada
Graham Skilliter10528 January 2013
38
Canada
Francois St. Laurent48210 November 2005
12
Canada
Justin St. Pierre6439 November 2005
11
Canada
Kelly Sutherland93219 December 2000
29
United States
Ian Walsh84614 October 2000
23
Canada
Brad Watson11047 March 1996

Current linesmen

Officials with an asterisk (*) next to the date of their first game worked that game as a referee. Career NHL games updated as of the end of the 14-15 NHL season. Does not include playoff games.

#NationalityLinesmanCareer NHL GamesFirst NHL Game (Date)
52
Canada
Shandor Alphonso4617 October 2014
75
Canada
Derek Amell114811 October 1997
59
Canada
Steve Barton9221 November 2000
87
Canada
Devin Berg015 October 2015
96
Canada
David Brisebois88611 October 1999
74
Canada
Lonnie Cameron12615 October 1996
50
Canada
Scott Cherrey5446 October 2007
76
Canada
Michel Cormier78610 October 2003
54
Canada
Greg Devorski14279 October 1993
68
Canada
Scott Driscoll148210 October 1992
82
Canada
Ryan Galloway81117 October 2002
64
Canada
Brandon Gawryletz014 October 2015
58
Canada
Ryan Gibbons08 October 2015
66
Canada
Darren Gibbs11111 October 1997
76
United States
John Grandt11722 January 2013
91
Canada
Don Henderson124911 March 1995
55
Canada
Shane Heyer18226 October 1988
63
Canada
Trent Knorr6418 October 2013*
71
Canada
Brad Kovachik122110 October 1996
78
United States
Brian Mach9907 October 2000
83
Canada
Matt MacPherson24811 October 2011
89
Canada
Steve Miller97911 October 2000
79
Canada
Kiel Murchison18021 January 2013
93
United States
Brian Murphy16257 October 1988
95
Canada
Jonny Murray9147 October 2000
70
Canada
Derek Nansen83911 October 2002
80
United States
Thor Nelson100716 February 1995
77
United States
Tim Nowak14338 October 1993
94
United States
Bryan Pancich3983 October 2009
65
Canada
Pierre Racicot146212 October 1993
73
Canada
Vaughan Rody8728 October 2000
84
United States
Anthony Sericolo108421 October 1998
57
Canada
Jay Sharrers15266 October 1990
92
Canada
Mark Shewchyk7829 October 2003
56
Canada
Mark Wheler152210 October 1992

Former NHL officials

Officials in the Hockey Hall of Fame

Year inducted Name Nationality
1961 Elliott, ChaucerChaucer Elliott Canada
1961 Ion, MickeyMickey Ion Canada
1961 Smeaton, CooperCooper Smeaton Canada
1962 Rodden, MikeMike Rodden Canada
1963 Hewitson, BobbyBobby Hewitson Canada
1964 Chadwick, BillBill Chadwick United States
1967 Storey, RedRed Storey Canada
1973 Udvari, FrankFrank Udvari Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
1981 Ashley, JohnJohn Ashley Canada
1987 Pavelich, MattMatt Pavelich Canada
1988 Hayes, GeorgeGeorge Hayes Canada
1991 Armstrong, NeilNeil Armstrong Canada
1993 D'Amico, JohnJohn D'Amico Canada
1999 Van Hellemond, AndyAndy Van Hellemond Canada
2008 Scapinello, RayRay Scapinello Canada
2014 Bill McCreary  Canada

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Former SPHL referee Jake Brenk makes NHL debut". Southern Professional Hockey League. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Lytle, Kevin (9 April 2014). "Colorado State grad makes debut as NHL referee". Coloradoan. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "BC Hockey Official NHL Debut". BCHockey. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Former ECHL Referee Hebert Makes NHL Debut". Our Sports Central. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  5. ↑ McNair, Brian (17 October 2013). "Whitby’s Dave Lewis goes from dodging bullets to pucks". durhamregion.com. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Former Campus Rec referee makes NHL debut". Waterloo Warriors. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "Maritime referee makes NHL debut in Philadelphia". CTV News Atlantic. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  8. ↑ Rice, Steve (16 January 2015). "Nicholson to ref NHL game Saturday". Stratford Beacon Herald. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Pochmara brothers earn their officiating stripes". Lake Superior State University. 5 January 2007. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  10. ↑ McKenzie, Bob (12 January 2015). "A special moment this week as Garrett Rank officiates first-ever NHL game". TSN.ca. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  11. ↑ Lewis, Scott (10 March 2015). "Russian-born referee Romasko makes NHL debut". Sportsnet. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
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