NHL Officials – 2026-27

The NHL officiating lineup is set for the 2026-27 season.  Five officials retired — referees Steve Kozari and Chris Lee, and linespersons Steve Barton, Brad Kovachik, and Bryan Pancich — with promotions and new hires filling out the roster.

 

Key Changes

The NHL has promoted referees Beau Halkidis and Stephen Hiff to full-time, along with linespersons Dylan Blujus and Jeremy Faucher.

Halkidis moves from #48 to #22.  Hiff moves from #46 to #33.  

Newly-hired referees Austin Rook (#48), Hayden Verbeek (#40), and Nick Isaacson (#46) will work primarily in the AHL this season. New linespersons include Anthony Lapointe (#63), who joins the full-time staff, while Onni Hautamäki (#62) — the NHL’s first Finnish official — and Chris Martenet (#78) will split duties across the AHL and NHL.

 

Game totals and ages are as of the start of the 2026-27 season. Click here for a pronunciation guide.

 

2026-27 NHL Referees

#	Name	Age	Birthplace	Country	Debut	Career Gm	Playoff Gm	Cup Finals
2	McIsaac, Jon	43	Truro, NS	CAN	11/21/13	704	45	0
3	Schlenker, Chris	42	Medicine Hat, AB	CAN	10/24/16	546	1	0
4	McCauley, Wes	54	Georgetown, ON	CAN	1/20/03	1519	234	11
5	Rooney, Chris	51	Boston, MA	USA	11/22/00	1572	196	9
6	Charron, Francis	43	Ottawa, ON	CAN	4/5/10	883	114	3
7	Rank, Garrett	39	Elmira, ON	CAN	1/15/15	749	49	1
8	St-Laurent, François	49	Greenfield Park, QC	CAN	11/10/05	1088	95	0
9	O'Rourke, Dan	54	Calgary, AB	CAN	10/2/99	1546	215	7
10	Rehman, Kyle	48	Red Deer, AB	CAN	1/22/08	1161	55	0
11	Sutherland, Kelly	55	Richmond, BC	CAN	12/19/00	1682	261	10
12	Beach, Cody	34	Nanaimo, BC	CAN	4/12/22	212	0	0
13	South, Furman	38	Sewickley, PA	USA	4/6/17	486	7	0
14	Hanson, Trevor	42	Richmond, BC	CAN	10/24/13	812	54	0
15	Hebert, Jean	45	Bouctouche, NB	CAN	3/30/11	889	129	4
16	Pochmara, Brian	49	Detroit, MI	USA	12/23/05	1272	65	0
17	L'Ecuyer, Frederick	49	St-Tite, QC	CAN	10/13/07	1183	52	0
18	Chmielewski, Tom	38	Scott AFB, IL	USA	4/8/14	700	4	0
19	Dwyer, Gord	49	Lower Sackville, NS	CAN	11/19/05	1385	138	3
20	Dunning, Mitch	34	Tecumseh, ON	CAN	3/28/19	365	0	0
21	Luxmore, T.J.	41	Timmins, ON	CAN	11/19/13	805	45	0
22	Halkidis, Beau	32	London, ON	CAN	4/1/19	193	0	0
23	Syvret, Corey	37	Millgrove, ON	CAN	4/4/18	454	3	0
24	Skilliter, Graham	41	La Ronge, SK	CAN	1/28/13	887	40	0
25	Lambert, Pierre	38	St-Hubert, QC	CAN	11/17/16	582	16	0
26	Brenk, Jake	44	Detroit Lakes, MN	USA	11/12/15	662	17	0
27	Furlatt, Eric	54	Trois-Rivieres, QC	CAN	10/8/01	1608	195	1
29	Sandlak, Carter	33	Vancouver, BC	CAN	3/22/22	256	0	0
30	Nicholson, Kendrick	44	Milverton, ON	CAN	1/17/15	741	17	0
31	Markovic, Michael	37	Scarborough, ON	CAN	3/7/19	393	1	0
33	Hiff, Stephen	32	Cambridge, ON	CAN	4/11/24	67	0	0
34	Schrader, Brandon	32	Sanborn, NY	USA	3/1/19	340	0	0
36	Kea, Justin	32	Woodville, ON	CAN	3/28/22	218	0	0
37	Samuels-Thomas, Jordan	36	West Hartford, CT	USA	4/14/22	161	0	0
38	MacDougall, Peter	40	Regina, SK	CAN	4/8/17	515	11	0
39	Blandina, Brandon	37	Centennial, CO	USA	3/19/19	373	4	0
40	Verbeek, Hayden *		Kingston, ON	CAN	--	0	0	0
41	Hamilton, Graedy *	26	Duncan, BC	CAN	4/7/24	56	0	0
42	Betker, Ben *	32	Cranbrook, BC	CAN	--	1	0	0
43	MacPhee, Morgan *	31	Elmira, ON	CAN	4/8/23	98	0	0
44	Lepkowski, Alex *	32	Buffalo, NY	USA	4/8/25	24	0	0
45	Maaskant, Liam *	31	Clinton, ON	CAN	4/17/25	29	0	0
46	Isaacson, Nick *		Oakville, ON	CAN	--	0	0	0
47	Sullivan, Mike *	34	Toronto, ON	CAN	4/14/24	59	0	0
48	Rook, Austin *		Shrewsbury, MA	USA	--	0	0	0
49	Brace, Riley *	34	Fitzroy Harbour, ON	CAN	4/13/24	35	0	0

 

2026-27 NHL Linesmen

#	Name	Age	Birthplace	Country	First NHL Game	Career Gm	Playoff Gm	Cup Finals
50	Cherrey, Scott	50	Drayton, ON	CAN	10/6/07	1276	187	7
51	Smith, Andrew	35	Kitchener, ON	CAN	10/4/17	634	47	0
52	Alphonso, Shandor	42	Orangeville, ON	CAN	10/17/14	813	50	0
53	Mills, Bevan	38	Surrey, BC	CAN	11/29/16	593	46	0
55	Flemington, Kyle	34	Parkhill, ON	CAN	10/18/19	452	18	0
56	Fournier, Julien	31	Gatineau, QC	CAN	10/14/19	452	12	0
57	Blujus, Dylan	32	Buffalo, NY	USA	--	49	0	0
58	Gibbons, Ryan	41	Vancouver, BC	CAN	10/8/15	791	94	1
60	Suchanek, Libor	37	Stod, Czechia	CZE	11/16/17	608	33	0
61	Tobias, James	31	Buffalo, NY	USA	11/22/17	551	27	0
62	Hautamäki, Onni *		Kuopio, Finland	FIN	--	0	0	0
63	Lapointe, Anthony		Verdun, Montreal, QC	CAN	--	0	0	0
64	Gawryletz, Brandon	43	Trail, BC	CAN	10/14/15	759	22	0
65	Hughes, Tommy	34	London, ON	CAN	10/15/22	257	0	0
66	Oliver, Shawn *	26	Ottawa, ON	CAN	--	55	0	0
67	Gawryletz, Travis	40	Trail, BC	CAN	11/8/17	584	17	0
68	Murray, CJ	34	Pittsburgh, PA	USA	10/14/21	355	8	0
74	Knorr, Trent	40	Powell River, BC	CAN	11/13/13	850	54	2
75	Grillo, Brandon *	32	Canton, MI	USA	10/26/23	127	0	0
76	Cormier, Michel	52	Trois-Rivieres, QC	CAN	10/10/03	1456	99	1
77	Apperson, Caleb	35	Kitchener, ON	CAN	10/19/21	352	0	0
78	Martenet, Chris *		Indianapolis, IN	USA	--	0	0	0
79	Murchison, Kiel	41	Cloverdale, BC	CAN	1/21/13	963	97	3
80	Deschamps, Jonathan	30	Trois-Rivieres, QC	CAN	10/15/21	373	0	0
81	Daisy, Ryan	38	Mansfield, MA	USA	10/13/16	625	58	2
83	MacPherson, Matt	43	Antigonish, NS	CAN	10/11/11	1040	137	4
84	Jackson, Ryan	31	Pointe-Claire, QC	CAN	10/30/22	162	0	0
86	Marquis, Jesse	32	Bouctouche, NB	CAN	10/11/18	477	30	0
87	Berg, Devin	37	Kitchener, ON	CAN	10/15/15	749	103	3
88	Baker, Tyson	31	St. Mary's, ON	CAN	10/10/18	509	9	0
89	Mahon, Joe	32	Calgary, AB	CAN	11/1/22	200	0	0
90	Toomey, Travis	36	Leduc, AB	CAN	10/3/19	421	5	0
91	O'Quinn, Ben	35	Woodstock, ON	CAN	10/14/21	350	0	0
92	Shewchyk, Mark	51	Waterdown, ON	CAN	10/9/03	1551	79	0
93	McNamara, Kilian	31	Lake Worth, FL	USA	10/25/21	352	4	0
95	Murray, Jonny	52	Beauport, QC	CAN	10/7/00	1616	207	7
96	Brisebois, David	50	Sudbury, ON	CAN	10/11/00	1636	99	1
97	Faucher, Jeremy	28	Cowansville, QC	CAN	--	56	0	0
98	Kelly, Dan	37	Morrisonville, NY	USA	1/28/21	367	0	0

* Minor-league officials on NHL contracts.