Joy Johnston has stood down from her role as Referee-in-Chief of Ice Hockey UK. Johnston was appointed to the role in 2017 with the creation of the new Ice Hockey UK Referee Section. Under her guidance, a leadership team was created and the new management structure saw managers appointed to oversee the various officiating levels…
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Ice Hockey UK – and everyone connected with UK ice hockey – would like to send their thoughts and best wishes to the family of Haris Hussain who passed away this weekend. The UK linesman and Elite League prospect had been in hospital, battling hard against lymphomas caused from complications from his bone marrow transplant…
UK ice hockey linesman and Elite League prospect Haris Hussain is currently in hospital, battling hard against lymphomas caused from complications from his Bone Marrow transplant last July. He also has a very rare platelet disorder that makes it all the more challenging for him right now. Haris played ice hockey to Under 18 level and…
Following a noticeable increase in the reports of racist and homophobic abuse between players, the EIHA and SIHA have reviewed the in-house rules and have inserted more clarity around what they would like referees to do in these circumstances. This type of behaviour has no place in our sport and on-ice officials have a role…
Article from the Elite League website After 22 seasons, Elite League referee Tom Darnell is hanging up his whistle. The New Year’s Eve match between Nottingham and Sheffield was his last as a referee. “I’ve been officiating now for a long time, I’m in my 22nd season, and that takes a lot out of you…
Ice Hockey UK are pleased to announce that they have discounted the cost of level one referee courses in Scotland to £60 for season 2019-20. This is the result of a partnership arrangement with the SIHA designed to encourage more people to get involved in officiating in Scotland. This is extremely good value as part…
Three young UK officials – Dave Good, Philippa Wheeler and Hollie Neenan – have been selected to officiate at the Youth Olympic Games in January in Switzerland. The Youth Olympics take place in Lausanne on the shores of Lake Geneva from 9th to 22nd January 2020. The selections come on the back of 17 officials…
Seventeen UK officials have been selected for major IIHF assignments for the 2019-20 season. It’s the highest number of officials Great Britain will have sent to IIHF tournaments across the world. Ice Hockey UK referee-in-chief, Joy Johnston, said: “Our officials are performing really well and deserve recognition for being selected for international duty. “It is…
IHUK Referee Section are pleased to confirm their fifth and final Level One course for 2019/20 season, which will be held on Saturday 16th November in Kilmarnock. The first course of the season took place in Nottingham last weekend saw just under 20 delegates put through their paces on what it takes to become an…
From eiha.co.uk The EIHA board have confirmed that the four official system will be used in the new NIHL National division which got underway in earnest this past weekend. The new second tier competition will now seek to bridge the gap between the existing NIHL and the Elite League for both players and officials. In…
The annual meeting of the IIHF officiating coaches took place in Barcelona at the end of August and the UK was represented by Joy Johnston and Simon Kirkham. The meeting brought together 27 IIHF officiating coaches – with 10 IIHF trainee officiating coaches from around the world – for a series of workshops and presentations over…