Ask a Referee!

Are you a referee with a question, looking for an answer? Are you searching for the correct interpretation of a certain rule? Are you needing clarification? Well then Hockey Canada has the solution – Ask a Referee! Send your questions in, and every month Hockey Canada’s referee-in-chief will give his answers. » send e-mail

21 Officials Assigned
to 2012-13 IIHF Events

Twenty-one Canadian officials – 11 referees and 10 linesmen – have been assigned by the International Ice Hockey Federation to work at 12 events, including world championships and Olympic qualification, during the 2012-13 season. » more

  

30 Officials to Attend Level 
VI Officiating Seminar

Twenty-seven Canadian officials representing eight provinces and three international delegates – from Germany, Hungary and Switzerland – will be a part of the Hockey Canada Level VI Officiating Seminar, Nov. 9-13 in Guelph, Ont.» more

Download the 2012-14
Hockey Canada Rule Book

Are you a coach or an official and you’re not quite sure how a rule should be interpreted? Was that a penalty or not? Get the answers you’re looking for by downloading the 2012-14 version of Hockey Canada’s official rule book. » download

  

Standard of Play

One of the best ways to understand what the official looks for when making the call is to look closely at certain cues within the player’s actions. You could say that the initial action a player takes allows the official to anticipate the infractions because in most cases it is inevitable. What then? » more