Each year, Hockey Manitoba welcomes in a new wave of young first-year, Level 1 officials who ensure that the rules of hockey are enforced and that the game is played fairly. We asked Referee-in-Chiefs to nominate promising first-year officials to share their experiences to help other young officials as well as to inspire prospective incoming officials who may be interested in obtaining their Level 1 certification....
Westman South Regional Referee Coordinator Landon White didn’t know his officiating career would end this way but after 20 years of officiating he knows he is hanging up his skates at the right time. White, 33, a Level 3 official who is the Principal at Minto Elementary School, began officiating at the age of 13 years old and has spent the last 10 years working...
Hockey Manitoba linesman Justin Johnson made his Western Hockey League debut just over two months ago (Tuesday, December 10th, 2019) in Brandon when the Wheat Kings hosted the Kelowna Rockets and now the 21-year-old Winnipeg native is set to make his American Hockey League debut on Sunday, March 8th when the Manitoba Moose host the Iowa Wild. Johnson spent last season officiating primarily in the...
Three Hockey Manitoba officials made their officiating debuts in the Western Hockey League this season; Nick Grenier, Ryan Cooke and Matt Granger. We recently caught up with the three officials to discuss why they became officials, which mentors helped them along the way, their biggest challenges as first-year officials in the WHL, off-ice training and their future goals. Ryan Cooke What age did you start...
WINNIPEG, MB – Hockey Manitoba is proud to announce that Amy Martin (Interlake) recently obtained her Level V official status while Ben Croker (Brandon) recently obtained his Level VI official status. Amy Martin currently officiates Canada U Sports, M-AAA and the Manitoba Women’s Junior Hockey League. Martin officiated at The National Women’s Under 18 Championship in Morden and Winkler from November 5th to 8th, including...
WINNIPEG – Level VI official Karlin Krieger (Wasagaming) will represent Hockey Manitoba at the 2019 World Junior A Challenge this weekend in Dawson Creek, British Columbia, which begins Saturday, December 7th and runs until Sunday, December 15th. This is the first time that Krieger has been selected to officiate at the prestigious tournament, which is a showcase of some of the best Junior A talent...
The last month has been busy for Hockey Manitoba’s high performance officials representing their province on the national stage at the 2019 Officiating Program of Excellence (OPOE), 2019 WHL Cup, 2019 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge and the 2019 National Women’s Under-18 Championship. Derian Penziwol (Brandon), Andrew Paul (Brandon) and Nick Grenier (Ile Des Chenes) attended the 2019 Officiating Program of Excellence in Abbotsford, British Columbia...
Winnipeg, MB – Hockey Manitoba would like to acknowledge and congratulate officials Amy Martin (Stonewall) and Joanne Senecal (Winnipeg) who represented Manitoba at The National Women’s Under 18 Championship last week in Morden and Winkler. Amy Martin refereed in the Gold Medal game this past Saturday between Team Ontario Red and Team Saskatchewan, a tremendous honour that is viewed as a potential stepping stone to...
WINNIPEG, MB – Hockey Manitoba is pleased to announce that linesman Nick Grenier has been selected for the 2019 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, held November 2nd – November 9th in Medicine Hat, Alberta and Swift Current, Saskatchewan. Grenier, 22, is a Level 4 official who is also Hockey Manitoba’s regional referee coordinator for the Eastman Region. Grenier currently works the lines in the WHL, MJHL,...
WINNIPEG – Hockey Manitoba is pleased to announce that three officials have been selected to represent Manitoba at the 2019 Canada Winter Games. The games will take place in Red Deer, AB with Male Hockey taking place from February 15-23 and Female Hockey running from February 23-March 3. Officials selected to attend 2019 Canada Winter Games: Amy Martin (Referee), Stonewall – A level IV official, Amy has...
WINNIPEG – Hockey Manitoba is pleased to announce the appointment of Charles Bergstresser as the Coordinator, Officials Development effective June 25, 2018. Charles is originally from Morris, MB but currently resides in Winnipeg. He is a past Level IV official and is very bright, well spoken and passionate about officials’ development. Charles brings a wealth of strong administrative experience and a thorough understanding of core...
WINNIPEG – It is with great sadness that Hockey Manitoba must announce the passing of official Neil Dilworth (Mar 2/1975 – Mar 30/2018). Neil began his officiating career working minor hockey in APHA in his youth. With experience he advanced to working AA and AAA and High School categories of hockey. He obtained his Level IV Officiating and joined the officiating crews of the MMJHL...
WINNIPEG – Hockey Manitoba would like to congratulate Brett Roeland (Winnipeg) & Karlin Krieger (Wasagaming) on completing and becoming Level VI officials. Roeland & Krieger were selected to attended Hockey Canada’s National Level VI Seminar from November 22-26, 2017 in Moncton, New Brunswick. The purpose of this seminar is to provide elite Level V officials with the newest information, techniques & procedures available while comparing...
WINNIPEG – One (1) official has been selected from Manitoba to officiate at the upcoming IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship Division II, Group B in Belgrade, Serbia from January 10-16, 2018. This 6-team round robin tournament will consist of teams from Croatia, Spain, Serbia, Belgium, Mexico & Turkey. Selected to attend the 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship: Kelsey Mahoney (Linesman), Winnipeg – A...
WINNIPEG – One (1) official has been selected to represent Manitoba at the 2017 World Junior A Challenge. The WJAC is executed as part of a partnership between Hockey Canada, the CJHL & the NHL Central Scouting. Two Canadian teams (East & West) and four international squads (Russia, Switzerland, USA & Czech Republic) will be vying for gold December 10-16, 2017 in Truro, N.S. Selected...
WINNIPEG – Two Manitobans have been selected to attend the Hockey Canada National Level VI Seminar that will take place in Moncton, New Brunswick from November 22-26, 2017. The purpose of this seminar is to provide elite Level V officials with the newest information, techniques & procedures available to elite officials while they compare their skills with both elite Canadian & International officials. They will also...
WINNIPEG, MB – One (1) official has been selected to represent Manitoba at the 2017 World Under 17 Challenge taking place in Dawson Creek & Fort St. John, BC from November 5-11, 2017. The World Under 17 Challenge is an eight (8) team round-robin tournament featuring top prospects born in 2001 with teams from the United States, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Czech Republic and three (3) teams...
WINNIPEG, MB – One (1) official has been chosen to represent Manitoba at the 2017 National Women’s Under-18 Championship taking place in Quebec City, QC from November 1-5, 2017. The Women’s Under-18 Championship is an eight (8) team round-robin national tournament that includes provincial and regional teams from Alberta, Atlantic, British Columbia, Ontario Blue, Ontario Red, Quebec, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Selected to attend the 2017 National Women’s...
WINNIPEG, MB – Two (2) officials have been chosen to represent Manitoba at the 2017 WHL Cup taking place in Calgary, AB from October 17-22, 2017. The WHL Cup, formerly known as the Western Canada U16 Challenge Cup, features the highest-rated players in the under-16 age category from the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Selected to attend the 2017 WHL Cup:
