Saturday’s IIHF Referees and Linespersons at the 2026 Men’s World Championship:
Great Britain vs. Austria – 6:20 AM ET
Referees: Christoffer Holm #26 (SWE), Lukas Kohlmueller #18 (GER)
Linespersons: Brian Birkhoff #54 (CAN), Njaal Sostumoen #58 (NOR)
Standby: Taylor Burzminski #14 (CAN), Anders Nyqvist #64 (SWE)
Slovakia vs. Norway – 6:20 AM ET
Referees: Sean MacFarlane #11 (USA), Michael Tscherrig #24 (SUI)
Linespersons: Onni Hautamaki #66 (FIN), Tommi Niittyla #70 (FIN)
Standby: Riku Brander #6 (FIN), Dominik Schlegel #56 (SUI)
Hungary vs. Finland – 10:20 AM ET
Referees: Tobias Bjork #25 (SWE), Marcus Wannerstedt #22 (NOR)
Linespersons: Gustav Jonsson #61 (SWE), Lukas Rampir #60 (CZE)
Standby: Jiri Ondracek #12 (CZE), Mitchell Gibbs #59 (CAN)
Italy vs. Canada – 10:20 AM ET
Referees: Nolan Bloyer #13 (USA), Christian Ofner #15 (AUT)
Linespersons: Danny Beresford #65 (GBR), John Rey #57 (USA)
Standby: Mikko Kaukokari #4 (FIN), Shane Gustafson #62 (USA)
Switzerland vs. Latvia – 2:20 PM ET
Referees: TBD
Linespersons: TBD
Standby: TBD
Slovenia vs. Czechia – 2:20 PM ET
Referees: TBD
Linespersons: TBD
Standby: TBD
The officials for the 2026 IIHF Men’s World Championship:
