Twelve UK officials have received IIHF assignments for the 2018-19 international season. The selections by the sport’s governing body to the high-profile tournaments is recognition of the high standards of the UK officials. The officials will officiate at a variety of World Championship tournaments, including men’s, women’s and juniors. Ice Hockey UK referee-in-chief, Joy Johnston,…
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IHUK Referee Section are pleased to appoint three new members of their management team, supporting the development of our on-ice officials heading into the 18/19 season. Colin Davidson has been appointed Level 1 Officiating Manager, Steven Wardell is the new National Club Tournament Manager and Tom Stephenson is the Level 1 Course Manager. IHUK Referee…
By Craig Anderson There have been plenty of instances when brothers will play together on the ice in the Elite League, but two brothers from Fife have become the first to officiate together in Scotland. Ice Hockey UK Referee Section officials Graham and Scott Rodger were linesmen when Fife Flyers hosted University of Manitoba Bisons…
This summer the IIHF published their new rule book for the four-year cycle 2018-2022. Last month we published a guidance note on the new rules to help players, coaches and spectators understand the changes. Now Ice Hockey UK in conjunction with the English and Scottish associations has produced its in-house rules document for the new…
Ice Hockey UK Referee Section held their second National Referee Conference in Nottingham last weekend, with over 230 officials from across the UK attending the two-day event. The group were together for several keynote addresses including Kim Pedersen from the Denmark federation who went from IIHF Pool C in 1996 to hosting the elite World…
The IIHF have published the new IIHF official rule book for the period 2018 to 2022 and it brings with it some substantive changes to the playing rules. The IHUK Referee Section has prepared the attached briefing which goes through all of the changes to the IIHF rules from the previous 2014-2018 book. Ice Hockey UK referee-in-chief,…
Nathan Ormond has decided to step down from his role of Level 1 Officiating Manager due to work commitments. Since the referee section became unified under IHUK, Nathan has worked incredibly hard in organising all of the Level 1 courses and providing season-long support to all Level 1 officials. He has also kept a watchful…
By Adam Steiss (from iihf.com) The IIHF held its biannual Referee-In-Chief Seminar on Frankfurt, Germany over the weekend, bringing in officials from around the hockey world together for a series of discussions about enforcing the rules ice hockey. The Referee in Chief Summit is organized every two years for the benefit of its Member National…
The 2017-18 season ended on a high for some of the UK’s officials with strong representation at IIHF World Championship tournaments. Liam Sewell was one of the referees at the World Championship Division I Group B tournament in Lithuania, while Tom Pering was a referee at the Under-18 World Championship Division III Group A in…
Ice Hockey UK official Faye Andrews officiated at the IIHF Women’s Challenge Cup of Asia in Malaysia last week. Two separate events ran between 6th and 11th March, with both the top division and Division I taking place in Kuala Lumpur. The tournament is for national teams in Asia who are yet to enter the…
Ice Hockey UK referee Stefan Hogarth has become the latest UK official to represent the country at a IIHF World Championship tournament this season. Hogarth spent last week in Sarajevo at the Division III qualification tournament. It was a unique tournament as it featured hosts Bosnia and Herzegovina, the United Arab Emirates and two newcomers…
Ice Hockey UK referee-in-chief Joy Johnston will have the prestigious honour of being one of the referee supervisors for the upcoming Winter Olympics in Korea. The Winter Olympics are taking place in PyeongChang from 9th to 25th February and Johnston will oversee officials in the women’s ice hockey tournament. USA, Canada, Finland, Olympic Athletes from…