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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 identified by their red or orange armbands.
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).
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 have an administrative role rather than an enforcement role.
This category contains NHL officials. Pages in category "National Hockey League officials" ... List of NHL on-ice officials; O. Dan O'Halloran; Dan O'Rourke (ice ...
Katie Guay (born 1982) is a retired American ice hockey official who served as a referee in the National Hockey League (NHL) and American Hockey League (AHL). [1] Guay played college ice hockey with the Brown Bears during 2001 to 2005 and was team captain for the 2004–05 season.
Michel Cormier Jr. (born May 28, 1974) is a National Hockey League linesman, who wears uniform number 76.He made his debut during the 2003–04 NHL season, and has officiated 1,370 regular season games and 99 playoff games, including one Stanley Cup Finals appearance, as of the start of the 2024–25 season. [1]
Van Hellemond's NHL officiating career began in 1969 and included 19 Stanley Cup Finals. [1] [2] In 1984, he became the first NHL on-ice official to wear a helmet; four years later, the NHL made helmets mandatory for all on-ice officials (however, any official who was not wearing a helmet at the time of the ruling could continue to go helmetless if they so desired). [3]
In the 2006–07 season, McGeough began to wear a helmet on ice, as it was the first season which dictated all on-ice officials had to do so. After officiating 1,083 regular season games, 63 playoff games, and the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals , [ 2 ] his final career regular season game was the Anaheim Ducks – Los Angeles Kings contest on April 5 ...