Friday’s IIHF Referees and Linespersons working opening day of the 2026 World Juniors:
Sweden vs. Slovakia – 1:00 PM ET
Referees: John Lindner #9 (USA), Janne Wuorenheimo #10 (FIN)
Linespersons: Nicholas Albinati #68 (CAN), David Thuma #61 (CZE)
Standby: Rocco Stachowiak #6 (USA), Luke Pye #56 (CAN)
Denmark vs. Finland – 2:30 PM ET
Referees: Andreas Huber #14 (AUT), Troy Murray #15 (CAN)
Linespersons: Matthew Heinen #93 (USA), Michael Stalder #92 (SUI)
Standby: Tomas Mejzlik #29 (CZE), Rasmus Stromberg #88 (SWE)
Germany vs. USA – 5:00 PM ET
Referees: Cedric Borga #33 (SUI), Richard Magnusson #24 (SWE)
Linespersons: Anthony LaPointe #58 (CAN), Joni Pekkala #72 (FIN)
Standby: Hayden Verbeek #48 (CAN), Nicholas Albinati #68 (CAN)
Czechia vs. Canada – 7:30 PM ET
Referees: Alexander Osterberg #23 (SWE), Adam Tobias #16 (USA)
Linespersons: Scott Allan #96 (USA), Luka Makinen #67 (FIN)
Standby: Martin Jobbagy #21 (SVK), Albert Ankerstjerne #98 (DEN)
The officials for the 2026 World Juniors Championship:
