Season 7, Episode 19
January 22, 2026

NAHL Officiating Manager Kendall Hanley joins the show to talk about the North American Hockey League (NAHL)’s upcoming Officiating Exposure Camps – applications are open now! She also looks back on her career including a recent IIHF tournament and working the women’s tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics, and shares some opportunities for those considering picking up a whistle through the “Try Officiating” initiative.
 

 

 

Read more and apply now for the 2026 NAHL Officiating Exposure Combine.

NAHL Looking for a Few Good Officials for Exposure Camp

 

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The Scouting The Refs Podcast is a weekly look at the world of officiating and player safety within the National Hockey League, AHL, ECHL, and other leagues around the world. We’ll break down the calls and the rules behind them to help understand why a penalty or suspension was – or wasn’t – handed out. 

Todd Lewis is a veteran broadcaster covering the NHL and other major league sports. Lewis is a former host on the NHL Network and on NHL Network Radio. He’s also worked for TSN, Sportsnet as a host/anchor and is a producer of other programs. 

Josh Smith is the managing editor of Scouting the Refs, the leading independent site related to hockey officiating which follows hockey officials across the NHL, AHL, ECHL, and other leagues around the world, including news, rule changes and interpretations, suspensions, and statistics on officials and penalty calls.