CHL Officials named to 2013-14 IIHF Events
CALGARY, Alta. – Nine Canadian officials from the Canadian Hockey League have been assigned by the International Ice Hockey Federation to work at five different IIHF events during the 2013-14 season. All nine officials are products of the Hockey Canada Officiating Program.
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CHL OFFICIALS ASSIGNED TO IIHF EVENTS IN 2013-14 |
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Referees (hometown) |
CHL |
IIHF Event |
Location |
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T.J. Foster (Guelph, ON) |
OHL |
World U18 Championship, Div. I, Gr. A |
Nice, France |
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Kendrick Nicholson (Breslau, ON) |
OHL |
World U18 Championship |
Lapeenranta & Imatra, Finland |
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Steve Papp (Kelowna, BC) |
WHL |
World Junior Championship |
Malmö, Sweden |
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Devin Piccott (Dartmouth, NS) |
QMJHL |
World Junior Championship |
Malmö, Sweden |
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Pascal St. Jacques (Laval, QC) |
QMJHL |
World Championship, Div. I, Gr. B |
Vilnius, Lithuania |
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Linesmen (hometown) |
IIHF Event |
Location |
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Jordan Browne (Oshawa, ON) |
OHL |
World U18 Championship |
Lapeenranta & Imatra, Finland |
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Benoit Martineau (Marieville, QC) |
QMJHL |
World Junior Championship |
Malmö, Sweden |
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Nicolas Piche (Mirabel, QC) |
QMJHL |
World U18 Championship, Div. I, Gr. B |
Szekesfehervar, Hungary |
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Nathan Vanoosten (Surrey, BC) |
WHL |
World Junior Championship, Div. I, Gr. B |
Dumfries, Great Britain |
The officials for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games will be announced Dec. 1.
In addition, two WHL referees, Matt Kirk (Vancouver, B.C.) and Derek Zalaski (Edmonton, Alta.), and three linesmen, Chris Carlson (Edmonton, Alta.), and Justin Hull (Burnaby, B.C.) from the WHL, and Jesse Wilmot (Hamilton, Ont.) from the OHL, are on the long list to officiate at the 2014 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship next May in Minsk, Belarus. A final list of officials for that event will be announced in March 2014.
The Hockey Canada Officiating Program (HCOP) is for anyone interested in officiating the game of hockey, from beginners to seasoned veterans. There are six levels in the HCOP, from those looking to get started to the top tier of officials.
For more information on the Hockey Canada Officiating Program and all of Hockey Canada’s development programs, visit www.hockeycanada.ca.
