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American Hockey League (former NHL) referee Dean Morton In ice hockey , an official is a person who has some responsibility for enforcing the rules and maintaining the order of the game. There are two categories of officials, on-ice officials , who are the referees and linesmen that enforce the rules during gameplay, and off-ice officials , who ...
The 2022-23 NHL season is underway. Lets take a look at some of the most underrated yet essential members of the hockey stratosphere the referees.
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 linespersons (also known as linesmen). [a] Referees are
In 2021, the NHL broke teams up into new divisions: Three in the United States, and one in Canada. The referees and linesmen were semi-restricted from crossing the border throughout the regular season, only being allowed to move between the two countries either when they were re-assigned to work games, or when the semifinals began (and including the final).
As well as officiating in the 2014 Winter Olympics, Leggo was a referee for the 2016 Spengler Cup. [13] He worked his final NHL game when the Los Angeles Kings and the Arizona Coyotes played each other on April 2, 2017. [14] His crew members for the game included referee Brad Watson, and linesmen Tim Nowak and Lonnie Cameron. [15] [16]
Former NHL referee Marc Joanette prepares for an opening faceoff in a 2013 NHL Western Conference contest between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Los Angeles Kings. Marc Joannette (born November 3, 1968) is a Canadian former National Hockey League referee , who wore uniform number 25. [ 1 ]
The Director of Officiating for the National Hockey League (NHL) heads the league's officiating department and reports directly to the senior vice president of the league. The director of officiating is assisted by officiating managers in the NHL's Toronto office.
As Los Angeles begins the long, arduous task of recovering from the devastating Palisades fire, Mayor Karen Bass has tapped a number of people, both in and outside of City Hall, to coordinate the ...