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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.
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).
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 24 January 2025. NHL's Director of Officiating (2005-2009; since 2013) Stephen Walkom Born (1963-08-08) August 8, 1963 (age 61) North Bay, Ontario Occupation Director of Officiating for the National Hockey League Stephen Walkom (born August 8, 1963) currently serves as vice president and director of ...
At the time of his retirement, he had refereed more games than any other referee in the history of the NHL. [4] He became the Supervisor of Officials for the World Hockey Association in 1977-78. Skov's younger brother Glen was a player in the NHL, most notably with the Detroit Red Wings, and the Skovs were the second player/official brother ...
Pages in category "National Hockey League officials" The following 127 pages are in this category, out of 127 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The highest level for this system is the ECHL, which does official development for the NHL. These officials are working in a four-official system; the two middle officials are the referees, identifiable by their orange armbands. The four-official system adds a second referee for a total of two referees and two linesmen. In this system, each ...
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).
Matt Pavelich (born March 12, 1934) is a Canadian retired former National Hockey League ice-hockey linesman, the first to ever be elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1987. . After his career as an NHL linesman, Pavelich served as Supervisor of Officials as well as the Director of Player Discipline for the United Hockey Lea