Friday’s IIHF Referees and Linespersons for opening day of the 2026 Men’s World Championship:
Finland vs. Germany – 10:20 AM ET
Referees: Taylor Burzminski #14 (CAN), Christoffer Holm #26 (SWE)
Linespersons: Anders Nyqvist #64 (SWE), Jiri Ondracek #55 (CZE)
Standby: Lukas Kohlmueller #18 (GER), Njaal Sostumoen #58 (NOR)
Canada vs. Sweden – 10:20 AM ET
Referees: Riku Brander #6 (FIN), Andre Schrader #27 (GER)
Linespersons: Onni Hautamaki #66 (FIN), Patrick Laguzov #50 (GER)
Standby: Cedric Borga #28 (SUI), Renars Davidonis #63 (LAT)
USA vs. Switzerland – 2:20 PM ET
Referees: TBD
Linespersons: TBD
Standby: TBD
Czechia vs. Denmark – 2:20 PM ET
Referees: TBD
Linespersons: TBD
Standby: TBD
The officials for the 2026 IIHF Men’s World Championship:
