Friday’s IIHF Referees and Linespersons at the 2026 Men’s World Championship:
Germany vs. Hungary – 10:20 AM ET
Referees: Nolan Bloyer #13 (USA), Sean MacFarlane #11 (USA)
Linespersons: Danny Beresford #65 (GBR), Jiri Ondracek #55 (CZE)
Standby: Cedric Borga #28 (SUI), Dominik Schlegel #56 (SUI)
Canada vs. Slovenia – 10:20 AM ET
Referees: Mikko Kaukokari #4 (FIN), Lukas Kohlmueller #18 (GER)
Linespersons: Gustav Jonsson #61 (SWE), Tommi Niittyla #70 (FIN)
Standby: Tobias Bjork #25 (SWE), Njaal Sostumoen #58 (NOR)
Finland vs. Great Britain – 2:20 PM ET
Referees: Christoffer Holm #26 (SWE), Marcus Wannerstedt #22 (NOR)
Linespersons: Lukas Rampir #60 (CZE), John Rey #57 (USA)
Standby: Riku Brander #6 (FIN), Shane Gustafson #62 (USA)
Sweden vs. Italy – 2:20 PM ET
Referees: Tomas Hronsky #20 (SVK), Michael Tscherrig #24 (SUI)
Linespersons: Oto Durmis #68 (SVK), Patrick Laguzov #50 (GER)
Standby: Jesse Gour #19 (CAN), Mitchell Gibbs #59 (CAN)
The officials for the 2026 IIHF Men’s World Championship:
