The AHL has selected the officials working the 2026 Calder Cup Final. Here are the referees and linespersons for Chicago Wolves vs. Toronto Marlies.

Referees

  • Beau Halkidis* #48 (4th Finals)
  • Graedy Hamilton* #41 (2nd)
  • Stephen Hiff* #46 (2nd)
  • Liam Maaskant* #45 (1st)
  • Mike Sullivan* #47 (1st)

Linespersons

  • Dylan Blujus* #70 (2nd Finals)
  • Jeremy Faucher* #97 (2nd)
  • Brandon Grillo* #75 (1st)
  • Anthony Lapointe #58 (2nd)
  • Shawn Oliver* #66 (2nd)

 

With five referees and five linespersons selected, expect the pairings to change throughout the series. Unlike in the NHL where ref pairings largely remain intact during a playoff series, the AHL tends to rotate the officials through, so they likely won’t work with the same partner twice during the Finals.

Halkidis, Hamilton, and Hiff are returning from the 2025 Calder Cup Finals, as are Blujus, Faucher, Lapointe, and Oliver. 

Liney Anthony Lapointe is the lone AHL full-timer selected to officiate the championship series; all other officials working the Final are AHL/NHL officials. 

NHL/AHL officials missing the cut for the Final are refs Ben Betker, Riley Brace, Alex Lepkowski, and Morgan MacPhee.

Congratulations to the AHL officials chosen to work the 2026 Calder Cup Final!