The KHL has released its officials for the 2015-16 season. Of the 35 referees and 42 linesmen, 14 will be entering their first seasons in the KHL having been promoted from lower levels.
While most are Russian, there are some international officials as well.
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The 2013 and 2014 ‘Golden Whistle’ winner as the KHL’s top official, Eduard Odins of Latvia, returns, as does Czech referee Antonin Jerabek. Finland, represented previously by veteran ref Jyri Ronn, sends Antti Boman to officiate in the KHL. There’s also talk that a North American official – one with NHL experience – will be joining the league this season.
Notably missing? Referee Evgeny Romasko, who made his NHL debut last spring. As he’s apparently no longer in the KHL’s officiating plans, does that mean we’ll see him in the AHL/NHL full-time for 2015-16?
The KHL’s 2015-16 season gets underway on August 24, with the veteran crew of referees Vyacheslav Bulanov and Konstantin Olenin alongside linesmen Sivov Dmitry and Sergei Shelyanin.
Below are the officials for the 2015-16 KHL season. Click on a heading to sort by name or number.
2015-16 KHL Referees
| Name | Number |
|---|---|
| Anisimov, Alexei | 22 |
| Belov, Alexei | 25 |
| Belyaev, Sergei | 35 |
| Boman, Antti | 3 |
| Bodnar, Denis | 17 |
| Bukin, Vladimir | 24 |
| Bulanov, Vyacheslav | 8 |
| Buturlin, Mikhail | 23 |
| Vasiliev, Alexei | 12 |
| Gamaley, Eugene | 43 |
| Gashilov, Viktor | 30 |
| Gofman, Roman | 45 |
| Gusev, Sergei | 29 |
| Deyev, Yakov | 16 |
| Ibatulin, Eduard | 41 |
| Jerabek, Antonin | 42 |
| Kadyrov, Rafael | 11 |
| Kiselyev, Vladislav | 20 |
| Komarov, Pavel | 28 |
| Kulakov, Sergei | 13 |
| Kulyov, Arthur | 36 |
| Lavrentiev, Anton | 32 |
| Naumov, Denis | 27 |
| Ovchinnikov, Pavel | 2 |
| Odins, Eduard | 4 |
| Olenin, Konstantin | 37 |
| Oskirko, Yuri | 26 |
| Ravodin, Alexei | 34 |
| Rogachev, Andrei | 21 |
| Safiullah, Ildar | 9 |
| Sergeev, Alexander | 39 |
| Sidorenko, Maxim | 19 |
| Soin, Alexander | 38 |
| Tsyplakov, Yuri | 15 |
| Shchenyov, Roman | 14 |
2015-16 KHL Linesmen
| Name | Number |
|---|---|
| Aleshin, Pyotr | 47 |
| Bersenev, Maxim | 87 |
| Vilyugin, Nikita | 92 |
| Golovlev, Dmitry | 99 |
| Golyak, Dmitry | 59 |
| Gordenko, Konstantin | 77 |
| Dedioula, Ivan | 72 |
| Zakharenkov, Alexander | 95 |
| Ivanov, Yury | 51 |
| Korshak, Stepan | 76 |
| Kuchava, Thornike | 56 |
| Lazarev, Gleb | 61 |
| Litvinov, Evgeny | 73 |
| Maitak, Alex | 80 |
| Matyusha, Andrei | 70 |
| Matykhov, Anton | 96 |
| Medvedev, Alexei | 83 |
| Metalnikov, Eduard | 79 |
| Misyur, Sergei | 98 |
| Mikhail, Alex | 60 |
| Nazarov, Ivan | 89 |
| Nesterov, Alexander | 69 |
| Novikov, Nikita | 53 |
| Otmakhov, Alexander | 91 |
| Paley, Jacob | 74 |
| Parfenov, Dmitry | 62 |
| Ponamarenko, Anton | 88 |
| Pronskih, Evgeny | 90 |
| Raming, Stanislav | 49 |
| Sadovnikov, Alexander | 85 |
| Sazonov, Ivan | 93 |
| Sivov, Dmitry | 86 |
| Sirotkin, Alexander | 97 |
| Streltsov, Evgeni | 46 |
| Sysuev, Alexander | 81 |
| Tomilov, Viktor | 50 |
| Chernyshev, Alexander | 67 |
| Shalagin, Nikita | 84 |
| Shelyanin, Sergei | 75 |
| Shikhanov, Roman | 63 |
| Shishlo, Dmitry | 55 |
| Yudin, Evgeniy | 78 |
*Name translations/transliterations will be updated based on game note
