The ECHL has updated its officiating roster for the upcoming 2022-23 season. Here’s the new lineup of stripes, along with the changes.
2022-23 ECHL Referees
| # | Name |
|---|---|
| 2 | Stragar, J.R. |
| 3 | Cadieux, Dominic |
| 4 | Brace, Riley |
| 5 | Sailor, Steven |
| 6 | Lindner, John |
| 7 | Yerkovich, Riley |
| 8 | Hascall, Tyler |
| 9 | Rounds, Alec |
| 10 | O'Rourke, Austin |
| 12 | Schreider, Brendan |
| 14 | Terreri, Casey |
| 16 | Jackson, Jake |
| 17 | Kunto, Tatu |
| 18 | Young, Jack |
| 20 | Rekucki, Jacob |
| 21 | Stewart, Tyson |
| 22 | Heidemann, Sam |
| 23 | Phaneuf, Marc-Olivier |
| 26 | Normandin, Alex |
| 27 | Fleming, Cameron |
| 28 | Stachowiak, Rocco |
| 29 | Gruhl, Logan |
| 30 | Jorbin-Manseau, Yannick |
| 34 | Zyla, Mike |
| 35 | Esposito, Bobby |
| 37 | Corbett, Kevin |
| 38 | Wohlford, Trevor |
2022-23 ECHL Linespeople
| # | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Glick, Will |
| 40 | Coll, Russell |
| 41 | Zallek, Tyler |
| 41 | Crowell, Grant |
| 42 | Ruwe, Cole |
| 43 | O'Connor, Charlie |
| 43 | Welsh, Kirsten |
| 44 | Wood, Adam |
| 44 | Mackereth, Tyler |
| 45 | Frank, Eric |
| 45 | D'Loughy, Sean |
| 46 | Sherman, Joe |
| 46 | Schildkraut, Sam |
| 47 | Keough, Sheldon |
| 47 | Miggans, Michael |
| 48 | Williams, Trent |
| 48 | Leisten, Jason |
| 49 | Schafer, Quinn |
| 49 | Collins, Andrew |
| 49 | Frechette, Nathan |
| 50 | Lortie, Jason |
| 50 | Gawlik, Benjamin |
| 51 | Colin, Chadd |
| 51 | Schacht, Aaron |
| 51 | Waleski, John |
| 52 | Drain, Stephen |
| 52 | Gates, Colin |
| 53 | Griffin, Robert |
| 54 | Bray, William |
| 54 | Offerman, Greg |
| 55 | Howard, Derek |
| 55 | Herbs, Steven |
| 55 | von Haasl, Karl |
| 56 | Senger, Scott |
| 56 | Wyld, Matt |
| 57 | Lambert, Brian |
| 57 | Merrow, Noah |
| 57 | Voyer, Felix-Antoine |
| 58 | Bushee, Kyle |
| 58 | Peterson, Craig |
| 59 | Hallman, C.J. |
| 59 | Watson, John |
| 61 | Kovachik, Dan |
| 61 | Dungan, Mark |
| 62 | Williams, Christopher |
| 63 | Fox, Matt |
| 64 | Bull, Brian |
| 64 | Radolinski, Ken |
| 65 | Bartholomay, Andrew |
| 65 | Bedard, Maxime |
| 65 | Fendius, Dan |
| 67 | DeBaugh, Scott |
| 67 | Reddick, Evan |
| 68 | Berkowitz, Logan |
| 68 | Carson, Zach |
| 68 | Pilon, Phillipe |
| 70 | Ritter, Judd |
| 70 | Butt, Darryl |
| 71 | Huntington, Daniel |
| 71 | LaHaie, Jason |
| 71 | Pincus, Brian |
| 72 | Bujold-Roux, Antoine |
| 72 | Kesten, Tyler |
| 73 | Lannquist, Eric |
| 73 | Ruesseler, Phil |
| 73 | Waite, Trevor |
| 74 | Beaulieu, Marc-Antoine |
| 74 | Kanaly, Shane |
| 74 | Wyonzek, Tannum |
| 75 | Vail, Jim |
| 75 | Jondo, Richard |
| 76 | Barnes, Daniel |
| 76 | Fuller, Chad |
| 76 | Bradshaw, Ryan |
| 77 | Colby, Brent |
| 77 | Gubelman, Billy |
| 78 | Johnson, Joseph |
| 78 | Thomas, Jerrod |
| 78 | Willie, Tyler |
| 79 | Bet, Nicholas |
| 79 | Dykstra, Cameron |
| 79 | Gutekunst, Nicholas |
| 80 | Crimaldi, Ross |
| 80 | March, Austin |
| 81 | Brunelle, Guillaume |
| 81 | Grillo, Brandon |
| 82 | Schmidlein, Laura |
| 83 | Flood, Kyle |
| 83 | Knox, Evan |
| 84 | Wormley, Brendon |
| 84 | Hull, Adam |
| 85 | Bellgraph, Logan |
| 85 | Hallock, Matthew |
| 85 | Trempe, Francis |
| 86 | Webster, Blake |
| 87 | Gustafson, Shane |
| 87 | Kleinendorst, Kollin |
| 88 | Philbin, Patrick |
| 89 | Fagan, Brady |
| 90 | Rozitis, Davids |
| 91 | Bloomenrader, Cade |
| 91 | Burton, Jarrett |
| 91 | Davis, Jake |
| 92 | Maynard, Joe |
| 92 | Anderson, Will |
| 93 | Day, Mark |
| 93 | Heinen, Matthew |
| 94 | Gorcoff, Bryan |
| 94 | McGarrah, Duncan |
| 95 | Bigras, Vincent |
| 96 | McKenna, James |
| 96 | Robinson, Ryan |
| 97 | Schamel, Charles |
| 97 | Urban, Denny |
| 98 | Wicklum, Terry |
Who’s In
Referees joining the ECHL for 2022-23 include Riley Brace, Kevin Corbett, Bobby Esposito, Yannick Jorbin-Manseau, Tatu Kunto, Austin O’Rourke, Brendan Schreider, and Mike Zyla. O’Rourke is the son of NHL referee Dan O’Rourke.
New linespeople for the upcoming campaign include Andrew Bartholomay, Maxime Bedard, Jarrett Burton, Grant Crowell, Dan Fendius, Nathan Frechette, Benajmin Gawlik, Brandon Grillo, Nicholas Gutekunst, Steven Herbs, Joseph Johnson, Tyler Kesten, Dan Kovachik, Austin March, Noah Merrow, Duncan McGarrah, Patrick Philbin, Phillipoe Pilon, Felix-Antoine Voyer, and Tyler Willie.
Who’s Out
Not returning from last season are referees Samuel Bernier, Nolan Bloyer, Andrew Bruggemann, Ryan Harrison, Robert Hennessey, Sean MacFarlane, Morgan MacPhee, Mathieu Menniti, Stephen Reneau, Brett Roeland, Alex Ross, and Andrew Wilk. Linesmen not taking part this season include Andrew Bethman, Matt Brady, Addison Brush, John Costello, Maxime Desjardins, Dan Iulianello, Jordan Knox, Tyler Loftus, Ryan Madsen, Sean Perry, AJ Potvin, Christopher Provost, Samuel Rankin, Nolan Rein, Patrick Richardson, Zach Roberts, Ben Shiley, Jordan Solomon, Logan Wetekamp, Christopher Wilson, and Tarrington Wyonzek.
ECHL Officiating Management Team
Oversight for the officials will once again be handled by Stephen Thomson, the ECHL’s Director of Officiating Operations; Thomson is going into his fifth season in the role.
Thomson is supported by ECHL Officiating Development Coaches Paul Carnathan, Darren Gibbs, Jamie Koharski, Tim Mayer, Ryan Murphy, Ted Murphy, Tim Nowak, Mark Paré, Jerry Pateman, Brad Phillips, and Jason Rollins.
