The ECHL 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).
Reading Royals at Greensboro Gargoyles – 7:00 PM ET
Referees:
- #9 Hunter Mottinger (83 GP, 10.14 Pen/GP)
- #73 Derek Kalisz (0 GP)
Linespersons:
- #57 Jake Rennert (17 GP)
- #83 Evan Knox (42 GP)
Norfolk Admirals at Savannah Ghost Pirates – 7:00 PM ET
Referees:
- #34 Cole Sellers (0 GP)
- #47 Ian Rapp (57 GP, 8.32 Pen/GP)
Linespersons:
- #41 Nick Klishko (88 GP)
- #88 Justin Pomerleau (0 GP)
Trenton Ironhawks at Trois-Rivières Lions – 7:00 PM ET
Referees:
- #7 William Kelly (67 GP, 9.82 Pen/GP)
- #3 Dominic Cadieux (27 GP, 9.11 Pen/GP)
Linespersons:
- #51 Guillaume Ouellet* (80 GP)
- #77 Maxime Carre (10 GP)
South Carolina Stingrays at Jacksonville Icemen – 7:00 PM ET
Referees:
- #5 Grant Hendrich (45 GP, 8.09 Pen/GP)
- #23 Nick Parody (0 GP)
Linespersons:
- #68 Logan Berkowitz (34 GP)
- #74 Cory Sellers (15 GP)
Atlanta Gladiators at Greenville Swamp Rabbits – 7:05 PM ET
Referees:
- #4 Eric Scherger (0 GP)
- #67 Trevor Thurston (0 GP)
Linespersons:
- #49 Quinn Schafer (75 GP)
- #67 Kyle Gaspari (89 GP)
Wheeling Nailers at Indy Fuel – 7:15 PM ET
Referees:
- #51 Nolan Knezevic (64 GP, 10.23 Pen/GP)
- #41 Eric Arrigo (4 GP, 7.00 Pen/GP)
Linespersons:
- #90 Joey Kramar (78 GP)
- #91 Matt MacPherson (0 GP)
Rapid City Rush at Kansas City Mavericks – 8:05 PM ET
Referees:
- #26 Jamie Pavia (94 GP, 10.70 Pen/GP)
- #64 Luke Stork* (0 GP)
Linespersons:
- #84 Gerard Lamoureux (0 GP)
- #57 Noah Merrow (71 GP)
Idaho Steelheads at New Mexico Goatheads – 9:00 PM ET
Referees:
- #43 Emile Charron (89 GP, 8.42 Pen/GP)
- #56 Kevin Connauton (0 GP)
Linespersons:
- #89 Odin Nelson (72 GP)
- #96 Logan Wescott* (5 GP)
*AHL/ECHL Official
Here’s the full ECHL officiating staff for the 2026-27 season:
