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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 ...
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. How much are referees in the NHL paid?
The Sports Business Journal released Walkom's annual salary in July, 2010, to be US$488,736 per year. [ citation needed ] On August 25, 2009, he announced his decision to step down from his position as the NHL's Director of Officiating to attempt a comeback at on-ice officiating as a referee.
Official (ice hockey) 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 ...
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).
NHL draft. 150th overall, 1990. Detroit Red Wings. Playing career. 1993–1997. Wesley McCauley (born January 11, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and current National Hockey League (NHL) referee. He is the son of Irene and John McCauley, who was also an NHL referee. A defenceman during his playing career, McCauley ...
Kerry Fraser on Bookbits radio. Kerry Fraser (born May 30, 1952) is a hockey analyst, broadcaster and former senior referee in the National Hockey League. During his career, he called 1,904 [1] regular season games, 12 Stanley Cup Finals, and over 261 Stanley Cup playoff games. [2]
He made his NHL debut on December 22, 1990, officiating a match-up between the New Jersey Devils and Quebec Nordiques. [3] Jackson was chosen to officiate men's ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics held in Sochi, Russia. [4] Jackson retired after officiating his final NHL game on March 29, 2018.