A free referee’s course will take place in Scotland in August at the Dundee Ice Arena. The two-day course will run on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th August 2016. SIH-UK chairman, David Hand, said: “If you have what it takes to become an on-ice official in Scotland, come and join us for a free referee’s…
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UK official Andy Dalton and Ice Hockey UK referee-in-chief Simon Kirkham are off to the Under-18 World Championship in Grand Forks. The top-level junior tournament contains the best sides in the world, including hosts USA and also Canada, Sweden Finland and Czech Republic. The tournament runs from 14th to 24th April. Kirkham will be an IIHF…
UK official Tom Darnell will referee the gold-medal game today in the Under-18 World Championship tournament in Spain. Darnell is officiating in the Division 2B tournament in Valdemoro. Estonia and hosts Spain are both unbeaten in the competition, winning four out of four. And the two sides go head-to-head in the last match this evening….
Two top Swedish officials will be involved in this weekend’s fixtures as part of the Elite League’s referee and linesman development programme. Jim Bergqvist and David Herrwaldsson will be officiating in Manchester on Saturday and Coventry on Sunday. Ice Hockey UK referee in chief Simon Kirkham explained why the pair have come to the UK….