The AHL opens the 2026-27 season tonight with 8 games. Here are the referees and linespersons assigned to each game, with their 2025-26 games officiated and penalties per game (referees).
Hamilton Hammers at Belleville Senators – 7:00 PM ET
Referees:
- #18 Koletrane Wilson (64 GP, 11.30 Pen/GP)
- #61 Hayden Verbeek* (57 GP, 10.19 Pen/GP)
Linespersons:
- #20 Antoine Bujold-Roux (12 GP)
- #92 Alexis Vezina (2 GP)
Grand Rapids Griffins at Cleveland Monsters – 7:00 PM ET
Referees:
- #14 Jordan Deckard (74 GP, 10.66 Pen/GP)
- #45 Liam Maaskant* (75 GP, 10.48 Pen/GP)
Linespersons:
- #97 Devon Gale (53 GP)
- #75 Brandon Grillo* (49 GP)
Syracuse Crunch at Laval Rocket – 7:00 PM ET
Referees:
- #96 Cole MacDonald (20 GP, 10.40 Pen/GP)
- #26 Austin Rook* (67 GP, 9.67 Pen/GP)
Linespersons:
- #16 Nicolas Boivin (15 GP)
- #33 Felix-Antoine Voyer (13 GP)
Utica Comets at Providence Bruins – 7:05 PM ET
Referees:
- #41 Graedy Hamilton* (70 GP, 9.50 Pen/GP)
- #60 Sam Heidemann (11 GP, 8.82 Pen/GP)
Linespersons:
- #45 Jack McQuesten (18 GP)
- #24 Trevor Davis (31 GP)
Toronto Marlies at Rochester Americans – 7:05 PM ET
Referees:
- #56 David Elford (36 GP, 10.31 Pen/GP)
- #16 Adam Tobias (69 GP, 9.70 Pen/GP)
Linespersons:
- #27 T.J. Dockery (44 GP)
- #54 Tory Carissimo (44 GP)
Iowa Wild at Texas Stars – 8:00 PM ET
Referees:
- #3 Tyler Hascall (6 GP, 8.17 Pen/GP)
- #51 Bobby Jo Love (66 GP, 9.92 Pen/GP)
Linespersons:
- #18 Michael Miggans (8 GP)
- #70 Craig Ford (71 GP)
Abbotsford Canucks at Calgary Wranglers – 9:00 PM ET
Referees:
- #32 Damian Figueira (59 GP, 10.24 Pen/GP)
- #42 Ben Betker* (93 GP, 8.85 Pen/GP)
Linespersons:
- #63 Tyson Phillips (13 GP)
- #19 Logan Parsons (14 GP)
Ontario Reign at Coachella Valley Firebirds – 10:00 PM ET
Referees:
- #86 Tatu Kunto (36 GP, 8.92 Pen/GP)
- #38 Tyler Spott (65 GP, 9.69 Pen/GP)
Linespersons:
- #96 Mike McBain (41 GP)
- #63 Scott Allan (62 GP)
*NHL/AHL Official
Here’s the full AHL officiating staff for the 2026-27 season:
