Well well well look who was demoted back to linesman, Jay Sharrers, who fell flat on his face when he was a ref.TORONTO, Ontario, Canada — The NHL has released its officiating roster for the upcoming season.
On staff for the first season since 2003-2004 are 43 referees and 34 linesmen.
Full-time referees:
2-Kerry Fraser, 3-Mike Leggo, 5-Chris Rooney, 6-Dan Marouelli, 7-Bill McCreary, 8-Dave Jackson, 9-Blaine Angus, 10-Paul Devorski, 11-Kelly Sutherland, 12-Don Koharski, 13-Dan O’Halloran, 14-Dennis LaRue, 15-Stephane Auger, 16-Rob Shick, 17-Shane Heyer, 18-Greg Kimmerly, 19-Mick McGeough, 20-Tim Peel, 21-Don Van Massenhoven, 23-Brad Watson, 25-Marc Joannette, 27-Eric Furlatt, 28-Chris Lee, 29-Ian Walsh, 30-Mike Hasenfratz, 31-Craig Spada, 32-Tom Kowal, 33-Kevin Pollock, 34-Brad Meier, 41-Wes McCauley, 42-Dan O’Rourke
Minor league referees (AHL):
36-Dean Morton, 37-Bob Langdon, 38-Francois St-Laurent, 39-Gord Dwyer, 40-Steve Kozari, 43-Brian Pochmara, 44-Harry Dumas, 45-Justin St. Pierre, 46-Scott Hoberg, 49-Jeff Smith
Linesmen:
47-Dan Schachte, 54-Greg Devorski, 56-Mark Wheler, 57-Jay Sharrers, 59-Steve Barton, 60-Pat Dapuzzo, 61-Lyle Seitz, 65-Pierre Racicot, 66-Darren Gibbs, 67-Pierre Champoux, 68-Scott Driscoll, 70-Derek Nansen, 71-Brad Kovachik, 73-Vaughan Rody, 74-Lonnie Cameron, 75-Derek Amell, 76-Michel Cormier, 77-Tim Nowak, 78-Brian Mach, 79-Mark Pare, 80-Thor Nelson, 82-Ryan Galloway, 83-Angelo D’Amico, 84-Anthony Sericolo, 86-Brad Lazarowich, 88-Mike Cvik, 89-Steve Miller, 90-Andy McElman, 91-Don Henderson, 92-Mark Shewchyk, 93-Brian Murphy, 95-Jonny Murray, 96-David Brisebois, 97-Jean Morin
Leading in seniority this season are Fraser, Koharski, Pare, and Schachte at 31, 27, 25, and 22 years of service respectively.
With the retirements of Dan McCourt, Kevin Collins, Randy Mitton, and Ray Scapinello, this will be the first season in the NHL’s history that no linesmen will officiate without a helmet.
As for referees, only Devorski, Fraser, and McGeough will sport their hair on the ice.
The NHL regular season begins October 5.
05-06 NHL Officiating Roster
Moderator: Shoalzie
- Cross Traffic
- Eternal Scobode
- Posts: 2040
- Joined: Sun Jan 16, 2005 8:55 am
- Location: Boise, ID
05-06 NHL Officiating Roster
- Funkywhiteboy
- Wiseass
- Posts: 1667
- Joined: Sat Jan 15, 2005 3:41 pm
- Location: Palmyra, PA
Have another donut, Koharski!
Sin, Jim Schoenfeld
Sin, Jim Schoenfeld
“If you look at folks of color, even women, they’re more
successful in the Democratic Party than they are in the white, uh,
excuse me, in the Republican Party.” (NPR Interview Of Howard Dean
<http://www.breitbart.tv/html/153493.html> , 8/15/08)
successful in the Democratic Party than they are in the white, uh,
excuse me, in the Republican Party.” (NPR Interview Of Howard Dean
<http://www.breitbart.tv/html/153493.html> , 8/15/08)