Recent News

2023-24 Registration is OPEN!

LAHOA is happy to announce that registration for the 2023-24 season has begun! For those officials who registered for the 2022-23 season, your registration will expire November 30th.

This season, officials will complete the USA Hockey registration requirements. THEN they will head to LAHOA.com to make their dues payment and complete the registration form. There is no confirming registration this season. Once you have completed the USA Hockey requirements, you will them register with LAHOA which will include supplying proof of LAHOA dues payment and proof of completion of USA Hockey requirements.

Click here to go to the registration page

2023 Election & Annual Meeting

Dear LAHOA Members

This is the first request from the Election Committee for LAHOA Board of Director Nominations. This year there are four (4) board seats up for election.

Ballot Nominations
“Members in good standing” who desire to compete for one of the four board seats must “Self-Nominate”.  Members cannot nominate another member, in accordance with the LAHOA Bylaw change in 2018.

All nominations must be made by email to the election committee at: election@lahoa.com

Nominations must be received by the Election Committee, no later than 11:59 PM PDT, on June 27, 2023.

Voting Ballots
Once again, we will be utilizing the Election Runner voting system. This application has proven to provide the association members with a sound, secure and confidential method to cast your important and meaningful vote for the candidates that are seeking a board seat. Over 70% of our membership voted in last years 2022-23 Election, one of the highest percentages ever for LAHOA.  Our goal is to increase that percentage. We hope that all of you will be diligent and partake in this important member right.  It is your association, please be involved.

Election ballots will be sent out no later than July 2, 2023. During the voting period, please be sure to check your email regularly for updates and your voter ballot.

We will also post information and updates on the LAHOA Facebook page. Please check there from time to time during the voting period.

Bylaw Changes
Each year at the annual board meeting, the newly elected board will review all submitted Bylaw change requests.

Members can submit Bylaw change requests for the board’s review by submitting them to the election committee at election@lahoa.com

The link to the LAHOA By-Laws is: https://lahoa.com/bylaws/
Bylaw change requests must be received by the Election Committee, no later than 11:59 PM PDT, on June 27, 2023.

Annual Meeting
The meeting will be held at 12:00 PM on Sunday, July 23, 2023, at The Rinks in Lakewood in the upstairs community room between rink B and rink C.

REMEMBER: All board seat member Nominations and Bylaw Proposals must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM PDT, on June 27, 2023.

If you have any further questions or comments, please feel free to contact us at election@lahoa.com or at our personal phone/text numbers listed below.

Respectfully,
Ira Derdiger
LAHOA 2023 Election Secretary Co-Chair

Jason Sandford
LAHOA 2023 Election Secretary Co-Chair

Chuck Martin
Special Advisor to the Election Secretary Co-Chairs

California Referee School High Performance Camp

Saves The Date:
August 4-6 in El Segundo, California @ Toyota Sports Performance Center. The school is open to officials age 16 to 31 years old who are great skaters with an experience level of AAA to professional. Additionally, this years school will be limited to 30 officials.

Classroom sessions will include video sessions, psychology of the game, teamwork & communication. All classes will be held at the Toyota Sports Performance Center.

On-ice instruction will include: positioning, signals, skating drills, conducting face-offs, game situation participation.

Off-ice instructions includes how to prepare and warm up for a game, nutrition, as well as exercises specific to officiating ice hockey.

All ice sessions are supervised by staff from the NHL, AHL, Junior level and local USA Hockey supervisors.

The Sonesta Hotel is the official host hotel of the California Referee School and is walking distance to the Performance Center. Special rate for CA Ref School.

Please visit carefschool.com for registration information.

Michel Voyer
School Director

2023-24 Seminar Schedule Announced!

The LAHOA Board of Directors are pleased to announced our 2023-24 seminar dates! This season, Level 2, 3 & 4 will attend virtual seminars. Level 1 officials will attend a National Seminar followed by a local in-person seminar with an ice session. The National Seminar dates are still TBD. There will be more level 1 dates announced as they become available. We will also be hosting a level 4 seminar that will be announced at a later date.

2023-24 Seminar Schedule

Virtual Level 2 & 3 – June 24, 2023

Irvine Level 1 – July 8, 2023

Virtual Level 2 & 3 – July 15, 2023

El Segundo Level 1 – July 16, 2023

Virtual Level 4 – July 19, 2023

Palm Springs Level 1 – July 23, 2023

Valencia Level 1 – July 29, 2023

Virtual Level 2 & 3 – August 2, 2023

Virtual Level 2 & 3 – August 9, 2023

Lakewood Level 1 – August 12, 2023

Virtual Level 2 & 3 – August 15, 2023

Virtual Level 2 & 3 – August 22, 2023

Westminster Level 1 – August 26, 2023

Simi Valley Level 1 – September 30, 2023

***Virtual Level 2, 3 & 4 – November 8, 2023

***Ontario Level 1 – November 18, 2023

***Mammoth Lakes Level 1 – November 18, 2023

***Last Chance to attend a LAHOA seminar.

LAHOA Registration

USA Hockey Registration

Jake Rozenberg works first USHL game!

The LAHOA Board of Directors would like to congratulate Jacob Rozenberg who will be working his first United States Hockey League (USHL) game as a linesperson! Jake will get back from his winter break in Southern California, jump in the car and head to Des Moines. After a few games in Iowa, he will make his way up to Green Bay, WI then head back to Dallas, TX! Green Bay is one of the best cities to visit in the USHL. Congrats to Jake on his first few games and good luck!

New Officials – November

The LAHOA Board of Directors would like to congratulate these newly certified officials! Make sure to give them a warm LAHOA welcome when you see them around the rink!

Nathan Kim, Gunnar Streeter, Jake Harvanchik, Gunnar Streeter, Tyler Brandt, Matthew Wholihan, Jacob Newport, Robert Haroutiounian, Masatane Shiina, Brendan Oda, Kent Nishi, Wyatt Earnhardt, Luke Chumo, Kent Nishi, Michael Nobili, Jeffrey Chin Wong, Wyatt Earnhardt, Jillian McLaughlin & Jonah Gilbet

New Officials – October

Congratulations to our newly certified officials for the month of October! These officials have completed their USA Hockey certification and are already accepting games!

Chloe Chu, Trevor Goins, Daniel Greenbaum, Jason Sokol, Sage Sarno, Grant Kennis, Crystal Kelton, Jonathan Ferguson, Nicholas Haroutiounian, Chris Carlaccini, Lev Tumaykin, Ayden Gomez, Vincent Rizzo

2022-23 LAHOA Pro Officials

LAHOA would like to congratulate Adam Bell on his retirement from professional hockey. Adam spent the last seven seasons working the AHL as a linesperson. Also leaving pro hockey, but moving to the NCHC (NCAA Division 1), is Andrew Wilk. Andrew spend the last 12 years working in the ECHL, AHL IIHF and the DEL in Germany. This year LAHOA returns 10 officials to pro hockey and four more officials join them full time. Those officials include: Ben Dubow (AHL), Tyler Hascall (ECHL), Phil Kasko (AHL) & John Lindner (ECHL). Good luck this season!

Eric Anderson
AHL, SPHL, NAHL
Steven Berry
AHL, ECHL, CHL, SPHL, USHL, NAHL
Neil Campbell
AHL, ECHL, SPHL, USHL, NAHL
Niko Diehr
AHL, SPHL, USHL, NAHL
Ben Dubow
AHL & NAHL
Jacob Fraser
AHL, ECHL, CHL, SPHL, USHL & NAHL
Tyler Hascall
ECHL, USHL, NAHL
Phil Kasko
AHL & NAHL
John Lindner
AHL, ECHL, SPHL, USHL, NAHL
Brett Martin
AHL, ECHL, CHL, SPHL, USHL, NAHL
Mike McBain
AHL, ECHL, SPHL, USHL, NAHL
Eric McDonald
AHL, SPHL, USHL, NAHL
Alec Rounds
AHL, ECHL, NAHL
Steve Walsh
AHL, ECHL, CHL, IHL, SPHL, WHL, USHL, NAHL
Jordan Watt
AHL & ECHL
Andrew Wilk
AHL, DEL, IIHF, NCAA, ECHL, CHL, SPHL, WHL, USHL, NAHL
Trevor Wohlford
ECHL, SPHL, USHL, NAHL

New Officials – September

Time to welcome the these new officials to the ranks! These officials completed their USA Hockey registration in September and are newly certified officials working games. Congrats to the following:

Braxton Borgford, Chace Borgford, Orrin Havens, Jonathan Yan, Phoenix Phillips, Andrew Regan, Matthew Garza, Logan Dulac, Nicolas Gallegos, Justin Paiyarat, Parker Slate, Yaroslav Dykyi, Scott Beaver, Joshua Newton, Marcos Ramos Aldana, Bryan Albert, Zachary Freedman, Carter Qsar, Asher Ianiero, Ethan Dang & Thomas Barbor

2022-23 LAHOA ODP Officials

LAHOA would like to congratulate the following officials who will be working in USA Hockey’s Officiating Development Program! Good luck this season!

Brandon Freed
NAHL & NA3HL
Dylan Freed
NAHL & NA3HL
Jacob Rozenberg
USHL - Des Moines, IA