Thursday’s IIHF Referees and Linespersons at the 2026 Men’s Under-18 World Championships:
Denmark vs. Germany – 6:00 AM ET
Referees: Chad Ingalls #15 (CAN), Jeroen Klijberg #17 (NED)
Linespersons: Peter Jedlicka #63 (SVK), Aurelien Urfer #55 (SUI)
Standby: Christoph Sternat #12 (AUT), Teo Makinen #56 (FIN)
Canada vs. Latvia – 8:00 AM ET
Referees: Filip Crman #18 (SVK), Gergely Gebei #22 (HUN)
Linespersons: Stanislav Hnat #64 (CZE), Quinn Schafer #60 (USA)
Standby: Johan Wedin #25 (SWE), Teodor Sorholm #61 (SWE)
Sweden vs. Czechia – 10:00 AM ET
Referees: Toni Hyvarinen #6 (FIN), Tyson Stewart #4 (CAN)
Linespersons: Spencer Knox #59 (CAN), Tyler Willie #50 (USA)
Standby: Jeroen Klijberg #17 (NED), Peter Jedlicka #63 (SVK)
Slovakia vs. Norway – 12:00 PM ET
Referees: Sam Heidemann #14 (USA), Ludek Pilny #20 (CZE)
Linespersons: Vincent Brueggemann #62 (GER), Daniel Rigoni #58 (ITA)
Standby: Filip Crman #18 (SVK), Quinn Schafer #60 (USA)
The officials for the 2026 Men’s Under-18 World Championship:
2026 IIHF Under-18 Men’s World Championships Referees & Linesmen
