List of NHL on-ice officials

Officials, from left to right: Michel Cormier (linesman), Eric Furlatt (referee), Don Koharski (referee), and Scott Driscoll (linesman) stand at centre ice for the national anthem before a game in Madison Square Garden between the Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers.

In ice hockey, an official is responsible for enforcing the rules and maintaining order. On-ice officials are present on the ice during the game, and traditionally wear a shirt with black and white vertical stripes. The National Hockey League (NHL) currently employs four on-ice officials in each game—two referees and two linesmen. Referees are identified by their red or orange armbands. They are responsible for the general supervision of the game, assess penalties, and conduct face-offs at the beginning of each period and after a goal is scored. When play is stopped for another reason, the face-offs are conducted by the linesmen. The linesmen are primarily responsible for violations involving the centre line and blue lines, such as icing and offside infractions.

All NHL on-ice officials are members of the National Hockey League Officials Association (NHLOA), a labour union founded in 1969. The NHLOA represents its members in matters dealing with working conditions of on-ice officials and acts as their collective bargaining agent.

Current officials

Referees 42 – Jacob Brenk [1] 6 – Francis Charron  43 – Tom Chmielewski [2] 19 – Gord Dwyer  27 – Eric Furlatt  31 – Trevor Hanson [3] 22 – Ghislain Hebert  15 – Jean Hebert [4] 8 – Dave Jackson  25 – Marc Joannette  32 – Tom Kowal  40 – Steve Kozari  47 – Pierre Lambert  17 – Frederick L'Ecuyer  28 – Chris Lee  3 – Mike Leggo  46 – Dave Lewis [5] 21 – TJ Luxmore [6] 45 – Peter MacDougall  4 – Wes McCauley  2 – Jon McIsaac [7] 34 – Brad Meier  36 – Dean Morton  30 – Kendrick Nicholson [8] 13 – Dan O'Halloran  9 – Dan O'Rourke  20 – Tim Peel  16 – Brian Pochmara [9] 33 – Kevin Pollock  7 – Garrett Rank [10] 10 – Kyle Rehman  39 – Evgeny Romasko [11] 5 – Chris Rooney  48 – Chris Schlenker  24 – Graham Skilliter  44 – Furman South [12] 38 – Francois St. Laurent  12 – Justin St. Pierre  11 – Kelly Sutherland  41 – Cameron Voss  29 – Ian Walsh  23 – Brad Watson

Linesmen 52 – Shandor Alphonso  75 – Derek Amell  59 – Steve Barton  87 – Devin Berg [13] 96 – David Brisebois  74 – Lonnie Cameron  50 – Scott Cherrey  76 – Michel Cormier  81 – Ryan Daisy [14] 54 – Greg Devorski  68 – Scott Driscoll  82 – Ryan Galloway  64 – Brandon Gawryletz [15] 58 – Ryan Gibbons  66 – Darren Gibbs  98 – John Grandt  91 – Don Henderson  55 – Shane Heyer  63 – Trent Knorr  71 – Brad Kovachik  78 – Brian Mach  83 – Matt MacPherson  89 – Steve Miller  53 – Bevan Mills  79 – Kiel Murchison  93 – Brian Murphy  95 – Jonny Murray  97 – Kory Nagy  70 – Derek Nansen  77 – Tim Nowak  94 – Bryan Pancich  65 – Pierre Racicot  73 – Vaughan Rody  84 – Anthony Sericolo  57 – Jay Sharrers  92 – Mark Shewchyk  56 – Mark Wheler

Former NHL officials

Don Adam  Blaine Angus  Malcolm Ashford  George Ashley  John Ashley  – Deceased Ron Asselstine  Stephane Auger  Charlie Banfield  David Banfield  Claude Bechard  – Deceased Bob Best  Ken Bodendistel  - Deceased Wayne Bonney  Gord Broseker  John Brown  Vern Buffey  – Deceased Brent Casselman  Bill Chadwick  – Deceased Pierre Champoux  Jim Christison  Chris Ciamaga  David Clutsam  Kevin Collins  Mike Cvik  Angelo D'Amico  John D'Amico  – Deceased Pat Dapuzzo  Paul Devorski  Steve Dowling  James Doyle  Ron Ego  Joe Ernst  Mark Faucette  Ron Finn  Paul Flaherty  Wayne Forsey  Ron Fournier  Kerry Fraser  Bill Friday  Gerard Gauthier  Doug Geiger  Roger Gilbertson  Lloyd Gilmour  - Deceased Terry Gregson  Conrad Hache  Bob Hall  Ron Harris  – Deceased Wally Harris  Mike Hasenfratz  George Hayes  – Deceased Bob Henry  Scott Hoberg  Bob Hodges  Ron Hoggarth  Bruce Hood  Greg Kimmerly

Swede Knox  Don Koharski  Bob Langdon  Dennis LaRue  Brad Lazarowich  Alfie LeJeune  – Deceased Mark Lemelin  Bryan Lewis  Bob Luther  Dan Marouelli  Rob Martell  John McCauley  – Deceased Bill McCreary  Andy McElman  Michael McGeough  Randy Mitton  Denis Morel  Jean Morin  Bob Myers  Thor Nelson  Mike Noeth  Will Norris  Mark Pare  Dennis Parish  Baron Parker  Jerry Pateman  Matt Pavelich  Stephane Provost  – Deceased Lance Roberts  Ian Sandercock  Troy Sartison  Dan Schachte  Lyle Seitz  Jamie Seward  Randy Shantz  Pat Shetler  Harry David Shewchyk  Rob Shick  Sam Sisco  Art Skov  - Deceased Craig Spada  Paul Stewart  Leon Stickle  Red Storey  – Deceased Richard Trottier  Don Van Massenhoven  Mark Vines  Marcus Vinnerborg  Stephen Walkom  Dean Warren  Ken Wheler  Ron Wicks  - Deceased Scott Zelkin

Officials in the Hockey Hall of Fame

Year inducted	Name	Nationality
1961	Elliott, ChaucerChaucer Elliott
1961	Ion, MickeyMickey Ion
1961	Smeaton, CooperCooper Smeaton
1962	Rodden, MikeMike Rodden
1963	Hewitson, BobbyBobby Hewitson
1964	Chadwick, BillBill Chadwick
1967	Storey, RedRed Storey
1973	Udvari, FrankFrank Udvari
1981	Ashley, JohnJohn Ashley
1987	Pavelich, MattMatt Pavelich
1988	Hayes, GeorgeGeorge Hayes
1991	Armstrong, NeilNeil Armstrong
1993	D'Amico, JohnJohn D'Amico
1999	Van Hellemond, AndyAndy Van Hellemond
2008	Scapinello, RayRay Scapinello
2014	Bill McCreary

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External links

• National Hockey League Officials Association
• Referees/Linesmen – Legends of Hockey

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