Hockey Manitoba would like to congratulate the 3 Referees and 3 Linespeople who have been selected to the short list for the 2024 Esso Cup West Regionals that will take place from April 4th – April 7th, 2024 at hockey for all centre in Winnipeg. The Winnipeg Ice U18 AAA will compete at the 2024 Esso Cup Western Regionals in a Best-of-3 series versus the...
Hockey Manitoba would like to congratulate the 7 referees and 7 linespeople who have been selected to the short list for the 2024 Central Canada Cup that will take place April 17th – April 21st, 2024 at the Whitney Forum in Flin Flon, Manitoba. Referees Camille Forbes, Winnipeg Noah Letkeman, Winnipeg Brett McNabb, Cranberry Portage Matt Rapsky, Minnedosa Tyson Smith, Winnipeg Nick Szabunio, Nelson House...
Hockey Manitoba would like to congratulate the 4 Referees and 5 Linespeople who have been selected to the long list for the 2024 Esso Cup West Regionals that will take place from April 4th – April 7th, 2024. The winner of the Manitoba Female U18 AAA Hockey League will compete at the 2024 Esso Cup Western Regionals in a Best-of-3 series versus the winner of...
Hockey Manitoba would like to congratulate the 6 Referees and 6 Linesmen who have been selected to the short list for the 2024 TELUS Cup West Regionals that will take place April 4th – April 7th, 2024 at hockey for all centre in Winnipeg. Referees Linesmen Julien Desloges Josh Blondeau Lane Gramiak Ty Harbotle Burke Heide Nick Holtmann Carson Mcdonald Cameron Krall Brady Waddell Carter...
Nearly 100 officials from coast to coast to coast have been selected to attend Hockey Canada Officiating Program of Excellence (OPOE) camps. Sixty-one officials were chosen for regional identification camps, with a further 30 attending the prestigious National High Performance Selection Camp. Additionally, the Women’s Officiating Program of Excellence will continue for its second year. Maniotbans selected to attend Hockey Canada Officiating Program of Excellence...
Hockey Manitoba would like to congratulate the following officials who have been selected to the long list for the 2024 Central Canada Cup that will take place April 17th – April 21st, 2024 at the Whitney Forum in Flin Flon, Manitoba. Evaluations will be taking place over the next number of weeks and 7 Referees and 7 linesmen will be selected by the middle of...
Hockey Manitoba would like to congratulate the following officials who have been selected to the long list for the 2024 TELUS Cup West Regionals that will take place April 4th – April 7th, 2024 at hockey for all centre in Winnipeg. Evaluations will be taking place over the next number of weeks and 6 Referees and 6 linesmen will be selected by the end of...
The Hockey Canada Officiating Program is soliciting applications for the Kenneth R. Stiles Memorial Scholarships for 2023. The Kenneth R. Stiles Memorial Scholarship was established by the Seaman Hotchkiss Hockey Foundation (formerly Project 75) and Hockey Canada in recognition of Kenneth Stiles and his tremendous contribution to grassroots hockey in Canada. Scholarships are presented in both the men’s and women’s categories. In the men’s stream,...
Hockey Manitoba official Cynthia Cote (La Broquerie) is one of six recipients of the Kenneth R. Stiles Memorial Scholarship for the 2021 – 2022 season. The scholarships are awarded annually to members of the Hockey Canada Officiating Program to help offset the cost of post-secondary education, supporting their efforts to reach their university or college goals, and to reward their interest in mentoring the next...
Hockey Manitoba is pleased to provide a schedule of dates for our 2022 – 2023 High Performance Officials for both off-ice and on-ice fitness testing. Please note: Registration will be open before each clinic date. Winnipeg – Returning HP officials September 18, 2022 Location: Seven Oaks Arena (On-ice) (745 Kingsbury Avenue) Location: Seven Oaks -Turf field (Off-ice) Check-in 8:30 – 9:00 am – Group 1 ice time...
Hockey Manitoba referee Cynthia Cote (La Broquerie) has been selected to officiate at the 2022 Esso Cup which is being hosted in Okotoks, Alberta from May 16-22, 2022. This is the first time that Cote, 21, has been selected to officiate at a national tournament. “I’m very, very excited for this opportunity. It definitely wasn’t expected,” Cote said. “When I got the email that I...
The Hockey Canada Officiating Program is soliciting applications for the Kenneth R. Stiles Memorial Scholarships for 2022. The Kenneth R. Stiles Memorial Scholarship was established by the Seaman Hotchkiss Hockey Foundation (formerly Project 75) and Hockey Canada in recognition of Ken Stiles and his tremendous contribution to grassroots hockey in Canada. Scholarships are presented in both the male and female categories. The below application forms...
WINNIPEG – The following are the Hockey Manitoba officials who have been selected to participate in the 2022 TELUS Cup West Regionals to be held in Virden, Manitoba from April 28th – May 1st, 2022. The TELUS Cup Western Regionals annually brings together the best Under-18 AAA squads from Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Northwestern Ontario to compete for a berth into the TELUS Cup national U18...
Hockey Manitoba would like to congratulate the following officials who have been selected to the long list for the 2022 Telus Cup West Regionals that will take place March 31st – April 3rd, 2022 in Virden, Manitoba. Evaluations will be taking place over the next number of weeks and 6 Referees and 6 linesmen will be selected by the end of February. Referees Linesmen Joel...
WINNIPEG – Hockey Manitoba is pleased to announce the appointment of Tyler Wiwchar to the vacant Coordinator, Officials Development position. Tyler is a native of Winnipeg and has enjoyed an accomplished sports history excelling in both baseball and hockey. Tyler played three seasons for the Manitoba Junior Hockey League’s Winnipeg Saints (2009 – 2012) and was an Assistant Coach at the University of Jamestown in...
Jodi Anderson (Neepawa) was recently selected to officiate the upcoming series between Hockey Canada’s National Women’s Team and the Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association (PWHPA) All-Star team in Calgary from December 9-11. Anderson, 21, currently officiates U Sports women’s hockey, the Manitoba Female U18 AAA League, the Manitoba Women’s Junior Hockey League, CSSHL – Female Prep, and U15 AAA. She recently officiated at the 2021...
Winnipeg, MB – Stonewall’s Amy Martin has been chosen to represent Manitoba at the 2021 Capital City Challenge taking place in Ottawa, Ontario from November 26 – December 1, 2021. The 2021 Capital City Challenge is a four-team tournament featuring three men’s under-17 teams and Canada’s National Women’s Team. 66 players will be divided into three teams – Team Canada Black, Team Canada Red and...
WINNIPEG – Five officials are representing Hockey Manitoba at the 2021 Western Regional Women’s Under-18 Championship in Portage la Prairie at Stride Place from November 2nd to November 6th. Officials selected to attend the 2021 Western Regional Women’s U18 Championship: Amy Martin (Referee), Stonewall – A level V official, Amy currently officiates U Sports women’s hockey, the Capital Region Junior Hockey League, the Manitoba Female...
WINNIPEG, MB – Two (2) Hockey Manitoba officials, Taylor Friesen and Cameron Krall, have been chosen to represent Manitoba at the 2021 WHL Cup taking place in Red Deer, AB from October 20-24, 2021. 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....
Linesman Justin Johnson (Winnipeg) will make his National Hockey League officiating debut this Sunday, September 26th in Winnipeg at Canada Life Centre when the Jets host the Ottawa Senators in their pre-season home opener. The 23-year-old signed an entry-level minor league contract after attending the 2021 NHL Exposure Combine in Buffalo in late August. Johnson will work six NHL preseason games before he splits the...