Thursday’s IIHF Referees and Linespersons for the 2026 Men’s World Championship Quarter-Finals:
Finland vs. Czechia – 10:20 AM ET
Referees: Christoffer Holm #26 (SWE), Sean MacFarlane #11 (USA)
Linespersons: Shane Gustafson #62 (USA), John Rey #57 (USA)
Standby: Christian Ofner #15 (AUT), Dominik Schlegel #56 (SUI)
Canada vs. USA – 10:20 AM ET
Referees: Tobias Bjork #25 (SWE), Andre Schrader #27 (GER)
Linespersons: Oto Durmis #68 (SVK), Anders Nyqvist #64 (SWE)
Standby: Marcus Wannerstedt #22 (NOR), Njaal Sostumoen #58 (NOR)
Switzerland vs. Sweden – 2:20 PM ET
Referees: Riku Brander #6 (FIN), Mikko Kaukokari #4 (FIN)
Linespersons: Brian Birkhoff #54 (CAN), Mitchell Gibbs #59 (CAN)
Standby: Nolan Bloyer #13 (USA), Onni Hautamaki #66 (FIN)
Norway vs. Latvia – 2:20 PM ET
Referees: Taylor Burzminski #14 (CAN), Jesse Gour #19 (CAN)
Linespersons: Gustav Jonsson #61 (SWE), Lukas Rampir #60 (CZE)
Standby: Jiri Ondracek #12 (CZE), Jiri Ondracek #55 (CZE)
The officials for the 2026 IIHF Men’s World Championship:
