Eight teams move on to round 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.  So do  24 officials.  Here are the NHL Referees and Linespersons working the second round: 

 

Referees

Francis Charron, Eric Furlatt, Jean Hebert, Steve Kozari, Wes McCauley, Dan O’Rourke, Garrett Rank, Kyle Rehman, Chris Rooney, Graham Skilliter, Francois St. Laurent, and Kelly Sutherland. 

Out from Round 1: Tom Chmielewski, Gord Dwyer, Trevor Hanson, Frederick L’Ecuyer, Pierre Lambert, Chris Lee, T.J. Luxmore, Peter MacDougall, Jon McIsaac, and Kendrick Nicholson

First-Timers: Garrett Rank, who advances to Round 2 for the first time

Standby Refs: Frederick L’Ecuyer, Jon McIsaac

Much like teams, the NHL officials value playoff experience — nine of the twelve advancing referees have worked a Stanley Cup Final.  Only Rank, Skilliter, and St. Laurent have yet to reach the Cup Final.

Three of the first-round pairings (Kozari/Rehman, Rank/Hebert, and Charron/Skilliter) have moved on; we’ll wait to see if those duos remain intact. McCauley, O’Rourke, Rooney, Sutherland, and St. Laurent will all get new partners.  

Two pairings (Luxmore/Dwyer and Lee/L’Ecuyer) saw both officials fail to advance.

 

Linespersons

Shandor Alphonso, Steve Barton, Devin Berg, Scott Cherrey, Ryan Daisy, Brandon Gawryletz, Ryan Gibbons, Matt MacPherson, Jesse Marquis, Kiel Murchison, Jonny Murray, and James Tobias

Out from Round 1: David Brisebois, Michel Cormier, Kyle Flemington, Travis Gawryletz, Trent Knorr, Bevan Mills, Bryan Pancich, Mark Shewchyk, Andrew Smith, and Libor Suchanek

First-Timers: Brandon Gawryletz, Jesse Marquis, and James Tobias are making their first trips to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs

Standby Linespersons: Kyle Flemington, Travis Gawryletz

 

Playoff Salaries

Officials get paid per round in the postseason, with referees earning $27,000 and linesmen $17,250.  Standby referees earn $1000 for being on call, with an increase to $2,750 if they get into the game; linesmen pick up a $650 check which bumps to $1,775 if they take the ice. 

 

As in previous seasons, the league will continue to cut down on the pool of officials after each round of the playoffs.