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The Hockey Canada Officiating Program guides the development and utilization of Officials through all levels of hockey governed by Hockey Canada. The 5-tier level system, is the foundation for the training and development of amateur hockey officials across Canada. Designations of Levels I through III allow the officiating of most minor hockey.
It is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation and controls the majority of organized ice hockey in Canada. [1] [2] There are some notable exceptions, such as the Canadian Hockey League, U Sports (formerly known as Canadian Interuniversity Sport), and Canada's professional hockey clubs; the former two are partnered with Hockey Canada ...
The Order of Hockey in Canada was first announced on April 2, 2012. It is awarded "on the basis of their outstanding contributions or service to the growth and development of the sport of hockey in Canada, which may include players, coaches, officials, administrators, executives, trainers, physicians, inventors or any other person whose role or service in the game is recognized as extraordinary."
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 ...
Chris Schlenker (born 9 July 1984 [1]) is a Canadian ice hockey referee, currently working in the National Hockey League.He has worn sweater number three since being promoted to the NHL before the start of the 2018-19 season; prior to the promotion, he wore 48.
Thomas John Luxmore is a Canadian ice hockey referee currently officiating in the National Hockey League. He made his debut during the 2013–14 NHL season , and wears uniform number 21. As of the start of the 2024–25 season [update] , he has refereed 655 regular season games and 29 Stanley Cup playoff games.
The game of ice hockey has its roots in the various stick-and-ball games played over the centuries in the United Kingdom, and North America. [5] [6] From prior to the establishment of Canada, Europeans are recorded as having played versions of field hockey and its relatives, while the Mi'kmaq indigenous peoples of the Maritimes also had a ball-and-stick game, and made many hockey sticks used ...
Originally called the Canadian Hockey Association, it has operated as Hockey Canada since 1998. [10] Combining the two organizations allowed for the profits from the Canada Cup and the Summit Series to be invested into minor ice hockey in Canada, and also allowed professionals into international competition at the World Championships and ...