The Western Hockey League (WHL) has announced the officials working the 2018-19 season.

New to the league are referees Taylor Burzminski, Matthew Hicketts, Corey Koop, Brian Macdonald, and Bronson Tazelarr.  Linesmen joining the league are Tyler Garden, David Gilfoy, Lane Gramiak, Adam Harris, Jackson Kozari, Josh Long, Aidan Penner, Layne Richardson, Matt Sanders, Sheldon Skinner, Logan Tisdale, Travis Toomey, Brent Vandermeulen, and Cameron Wetmore.  Bob Millette joins the league in dual-duty as both referee and linesman.  Austin Weisgerber moves from linesman to referee.

Departing are referees Clayton Hall, Mick Pawlyshyn, Jonathan Spurgeon, David Westwood, and Derek Zalaski, along with linesmen Greg Chornohus, Bryden Hutlet, Jeff MacAdams, Scott Mackey, Ward Pateman, Bob Schrader, Devon Sephton, Scott Sharun, Alex Teichrob, and Dustin Zelenak.

From an administration standpoint, Devin Kline and former NHL referee Dennis Larue join the WHL as officiating supervisors. Former NHL referee Tom Kowal also steps in as the league’s officiating development coach.  From the WHL:

The WHL recently announced the appointment of former NHL Referee Tom Kowal to the position of WHL Officiating Development Coach. In this the first year of his new role, Kowal will develop a coaching plan for WHL Officials, providing game and video supervision of WHL Officials, as well as developing video training materials to provide instruction for WHL Referees and Linesmen, as well as officials in the system throughout Western Canada.

 

Here’s the full lineup of WHL Referees and Linesmen for the 2018-19 season.

2018-19 WHL Referees

 #Name
58Adair, Tyler
71Arcand, Brayden
62Benbow, Ryan
29Bennett, Kevin
16Bloski, Adam
45Bourdon, Bryan
80Bourdon, Jason
19Brow, Duncan
85Brown, Aydon
83Burzminski, Taylor*
23Byblow, Adam
89Campbell, Mike
14Campbell, Stephen
20Crich, Chris
81Croker, Ben
36Griffiths, Adam
18Hicketts, Matthew*
82Ingram, Jeff
24Iverson, Brett
86Jendro, Ian
49Jensen, Tyler
53Koop, Corey*
15Kowalski, Kyle
27Krieger, Karlin
67Langin, Mike
10Lawrence, Fraser
74Lightbown, Jordan
7Macdonald, Brian*
61Millette, Bob*
34Murray, Troy
51Nolan, Trevor
30O’Keeffe, Ryan
70Panter, Nick
17Papp, Steve
42Pateman, Ward
60Paterson, Troy
5Pearce, Mark
79Peluk, Trevor
28Raphael, Sean
25Rasmussen, Dexter
12Roeland, Brett
54Rude, Cody
38Scott, Allan
77Scrivens, Kyle
64Sebastian, Bryce
35Swaine, Nick
48Tazelarr, Bronson*
72Watt, Colin
6Webinger, Kevin
39Weisgerber, Austin*

2018-19 WHL Linesmen

#Name
3Albinati, Nick
153Albinati, Josh
156Anninos, Chris
46Balson, Riley
148Bean, Michael
155Beaton, Trevor
122Beresh, Joel
66Bilko, Nick
111Boisvert, Michael
116Boman, Jarrod
132Brastad, Adam
107Brown, Aydon
90Browne, Jordan
108Carriere, Jordan
118Cooke, Cade
130Cooke, Cole
95Copeland, Blake
96Cronkhite, Ethan
141Crowell, Kevin
121Dietterle, Ron
 109Donnelly, Sean
50Dufour, Sean
150Ellis, Michael
43Fitzsimmons, Riley
144Flemming, Steven
128Foster, Deion
104Freeman, Erik
76Friesen, Riley
32Fulmer, Scott
117Funk, Curtis
149Garden, Tyler*
139Gerow, Marcus
124Gilfoy, David*
40Gilli, Davide
157Gramiak, Lane*
135Guzzo, Anthony
154Hall, Cody
95Harris, Adam*
125Heier, Mark
78Henderson, Aidan
47Holeha, Darren
59Huseby, Chad
88Huseby, Cody
140Iwaniec, Przemek
92Kohlhauser, Devin
97Kozari, Jackson*
31Kuffner, Cam
73Labbe, Michael
84Lockert, Spencer
126Long, Josh*
106Lundquist, Ryan
143Lutzmann, Jory
52Mackey, Jared
75Mackey, Brett
138Mahoney, Kelsey
151Maletta, Anthony
41McGowan, Michael
55McGregor, Tanner
134McMahon, Dave
61Millette, Bob*
102Minty, Dustin
105Mottl, Chris
33Nedinis, Jason
147Nicol, Justin
129Parker, Bradley
109Penner, Aidan*
113Plamondon, Tim
146Prokop, Neal
112Reid, Liam
158Richardson, Layne*
87Roberts, Michael
103Sanders, Matt*
68Sarauer, Greg
123Sawatsky, Andrew
21Schoenroth, Matt
110Schutz, Levi
65Semenchuk, Troy
11Shively, Trevor
127Skinner, Sheldon*
142Spore, Daniel
136Stammers, Andrew
93Stewart, Mason
101Sundquist, Chance
37Surminski, Darrell
152Thiessen, Brett
94Thiessen, Devan
98Tisdale, Logan*
133Toomey, Travis*
145Van Deventer, Chris
115Van Oosten, Nathan
100Vandermeulen, Brent*
120Verhaeghe, Justin
56Wanner, Cody
114Wetmore, Cameron*
119Wyonzek, Tannum
137Wyonzek, Tarrington

 

*New to WHL for 2018-19