Month: July 2016

Henderson’s Career In Danger After Wideman Hit, Surgery

Posted by Josh Smith | Jul 30, 2016 | News, NHL

Linesman Don Henderson is still recovering from a hit that ended his season — and possibly...

NHL Promotes Referee Garrett Rank

Posted by Josh Smith | Jul 22, 2016 | News, NHL

Referee Garrett Rank has stepped up his game on the links. Now he’ll be taking a big step up...

NA3AHL Looking For Officials

Posted by Josh Smith | Jul 18, 2016 | News

The NA3AHL is looking for a few good officials in the New York, New Jersey, or Pennsylvania...

AHL Looks to Decrease Fighting with Rule Changes for 2016-17

Posted by Josh Smith | Jul 18, 2016 | AHL, News

The American Hockey League will be making some minor changes to its rule book for the 2016-17 season. The modifications, which look to decrease fighting and eliminate timeouts after icing, were agreed upon at the AHL’s Board of Governors’ annual meeting, held at Hilton Head, South Carolina.

WHL Rule Changes to Permit Kicked-In Goals

Posted by Josh Smith | Jul 14, 2016 | News, Rules, WHL

The Western Hockey League has some rule changes on the way for 2016-17, including one that will...

Nine New Officials Join QMJHL for 2016-17

Posted by Josh Smith | Jul 14, 2016 | News, QMJHL

The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has added nine new officials to its staff. The four referees and linesmen were promoted from Hockey Quebec’s Programme Provincial des Officiels Élites (PPOE). They’ll join the league for the 2016-17 season.

Brantford Referee Jim Carman Honored for OHL, Olympic Career

Posted by Josh Smith | Jul 12, 2016 | Ref Reading

From the Brantford Expositor: It was hard not to notice Jim Carman when he wore black and white on the ice.But Carman, a Mount Pleasant resident who refereed in the Ontario Hockey League for 29 years, never thought he’d be...