Wednesday’s IIHF Referees and Linespersons at the 2026 Men’s Under-18 World Championships:
Germany vs. Sweden – 6:00 AM ET
Referees: Jeroen Klijberg #17 (NED), Marek Zak #21 (SVK)
Linespersons: Peter Jedlicka #63 (SVK), Tyler Willie #50 (USA)
Standby: Chad Ingalls #15 (CAN), Aurelien Urfer #55 (SUI)
Norway vs. Finland – 8:00 AM ET
Referees: Filip Crman #18 (SVK), Ludek Pilny #20 (CZE)
Linespersons: Stanislav Hnat #64 (CZE), Daniel Rigoni #58 (ITA)
Standby: Gergely Gebei #22 (HUN), Quinn Schafer #60 (USA)
Czechia vs. USA – 10:00 AM ET
Referees: Chad Ingalls #15 (CAN), Christoph Sternat #12 (AUT)
Linespersons: Kenneth Englisch #53 (GER), Spencer Knox #59 (CAN)
Standby: Marek Zak #21 (SVK), Tyler Willie #50 (USA)
Canada vs. Slovakia – 12:00 PM ET
Referees: Sam Heidemann #14 (USA), Johan Wedin #25 (SWE)
Linespersons: Ryan Fraley #57 (GBR), Teodor Sorholm #61 (SWE)
Standby: Ludek Pilny #20 (CZE), Stanislav Hnat #64 (CZE)
The officials for the 2026 Men’s Under-18 World Championship:
2026 IIHF Under-18 Men’s World Championships Referees & Linesmen