Wednesday’s IIHF Referees and Linespersons at the 2026 Men’s World Championship:
Austria vs. Switzerland – 10:20 AM ET
Referees: Christoffer Holm #26 (SWE), Marcus Wannerstedt #22 (NOR)
Linespersons: Brian Birkhoff #54 (CAN), Jiri Ondracek #55 (CZE)
Standby: Nolan Bloyer #13 (USA), John Rey #57 (USA)
Czechia vs. Italy – 10:20 AM ET
Referees: Mikko Kaukokari #4 (FIN), Michael Tscherrig #24 (SUI)
Linespersons: Renars Davidonis #63 (LAT), Patrick Laguzov #50 (GER)
Standby: Andre Schrader #27 (GER), Gustav Jonsson #61 (SWE)
USA vs. Germany – 2:20 PM ET
Referees: Taylor Burzminski #14 (CAN), Jiri Ondracek #12 (CZE)
Linespersons: Mitchell Gibbs #59 (CAN), Lukas Rampir #60 (CZE)
Standby: Cedric Borga #28 (SUI), Onni Hautamaki #66 (FIN)
Sweden vs. Slovenia – 2:20 PM ET
Referees: Jesse Gour #19 (CAN), Christian Ofner #15 (AUT)
Linespersons: Shane Gustafson #62 (USA), Tommi Niittyla #70 (FIN)
Standby: Lukas Kohlmueller #18 (GER), Njaal Sostumoen #58 (NOR)
The officials for the 2026 IIHF Men’s World Championship:
