IIHF Referees and Linespersons for 2024 Women’s World Championship

The International Ice Hockey Federation has named the referees and linespersons for the 2024 Women’s World Championship. 

This year’s IIHF tournament gets under way April 3 in Utica, New York, with the Gold Medal Game slated for Sunday, April 14. 

Referees 

Vanessa Anselm #27 (GER)  
Jennifer Berezowski #5 (CAN)
Melissa Doyle #62 (USA) 
Samantha Hiller #12 (USA) ^{’23,’22,A}
Julia Kainberger #13 (AUT) ^{’23,’22,’21,’20,’19}
Cianna Lieffers #15 (CAN) ^{’23,’22,’21,A}
Amy Martin #22 (CAN) 
Shauna Neary #19 (CAN) ^{’23,’22,’21}
Anniina Nurmi #11 (FIN) ^{’23,’22,’21,’20}
Chelsea Rapin #14 (USA) ^{’23,’22,’21,’20}
Zuzana Svobodova #18 (CZE)
Amanda Tassoni #21 (USA) ^{’23,’22,A}

 
Linespersons 

Sarah Buckner #56 (USA) ^’23
Alexia Cheyroux #38 (FRA)
Alex Clarke #7 (CAN) ^A
Leonie Ernst #86 (GER)
Melanie Gotsdiner #60 (USA)
Laura Gutauskas #63 (CAN)
Kristyna Hajkova #89 (CZE) 
Tina Saarimäki #64 (FIN) ^’23,’22
Kamila Smetkova #16 (CZE) ^’23
Natalia Suchanek #30 (POL) 
Justine Todd #50 (CAN) ^{’23,’22,’21,’19,O}
Kirsten Welsh #10 (CAN) ^A

’23: Officiated 2023 World Championship. ’22: Officiated 2022 World Championship.  ’21: Officiated 2021 World Championship.  ’20: Officiated 2020 World Championship. ’19: Officiated 2019 World Championship. O: Officiated 2018 Winter Olympics. A: Officiating in the AHL for 2023-24.

Officiating coaches are Todd Anderson (CAN), Vanessa Stratton (CAN), Melissa Szkola (USA), Katarina Timglas (SWE) and Anna Wiegand (SUI). 

Congratulations and good luck to the officials selected to work the 2024 IIHF Women’s World Championship.