Archives 2018

2018 Under 17 Four Nations Cup

The best hockey players under the age of 17 from Russia, Slovakia, Switzerland and the United States descended upon Plymouth, Michigan to compete in the 2018 Under-17 Four Nations Cup presented by Hines Park Lincoln at USA Hockey Arena from December 11-15.

LAHOA members Eric McDonald (Linesman-USH ODP) and Andrew Wilk (Referee-AHL) were both selected by USA Hockey for the week long tournament. When it came down to gold medal assignments, McDonald & Wilk were both got the call! The game finished with a 3-2 overtime thriller won by Russia over Team USA.

Congrats to Andrew Wilk and Eric McDonald on these assignments and way to go out there and represent LAHOA!

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Every year LAHOA likes to show their support in every way that we can. We would like to remind you that, as a LAHOA member, you are allowed to wear pink laces and wear pink tape on your whistles and fingers from October 1st to October 31st.

For the whole month of October there will be random games throughout the association that the officials will be given pink referee and linesman sweaters to where during their games. If you are working any league other than SCAHA or CAHA, please reach out to your referee in chief for instructions on breast cancer awareness policies.

We hope to see many officials contribute this year by showing support for the Susan G. Koman foundation and representing LAHOA during breast cancer awareness month!

The LAHOA Executive Board and the Board of Directors would like to congratulate the following officials on being selected to work the 2018 Vegas Rookie Face-off!

• Tyler Hascall (Corona)
• Andrew Wilk (Newport Beach)
• Tanner Nua (Las Vegas)
• Steve Walsh (Temecula)
• Steve Berry (Huntington Beach)
• Neil Campbell (Aliso Viejo)
• Alex Rounds (Laguna Beach)

Here is what you need to know:

Taking place at City National Arena, six teams, including the Golden Knights, will take part in the inaugural event. Rookies from the Anaheim Ducks, Arizona Coyotes, Colorado Avalanche, Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks will travel to Las Vegas for the showcase.

The four-day event will feature three games on Saturday, September 8, three games on Sunday, September 9 and three games on Tuesday, September 11. Monday, September 10 will be a practice day for teams. Games 1 and 3 will take place on the Summerlin Hospital Rink, while Game 2 will be played on Star Nursery Rink.

Congratulations to our officials!

As you may have heard by now, longtime LAHOA member, Brian Blumberg, passed away last weekend. Brian’s family has extended the invitation to all that knew Brian to join the Celebration of Brian’s Life.

Thursday, September 6th from 6-9pm

Business Expo Center

1960 S. Anaheim Way

Anaheim, CA. 92805

Recently LAHOA sent officials up to San Jose to work the Pacific District Girls’ and Women’s Championships. The 16u championship game was officiated by an all women’s LAHOA crew! Wearing the bands was Brittany Trani and on the lines were Kristina Wampler and Bridget Gonzalez! What a great out of market representation of our female LAHOA officials on the District stage! Congratulation to you ladies!

On February 13, 2018, the Los Angeles Kings American League affiliate, Ontario Reign, hosted Eisbären Berlin (German Professional Hockey League) in an International Friendly at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, CA. LAHOA is proud to recognize it’s officials selected to work the game! The crew consisted of referee Andrew Wilk (Newport Beach) linesman, James Parker (Irvine) linesman, Brent Tubbs (Long Beach) and referee, Ryan Hersey from the San Diego Hockey Referees Association (SDHRA). Congratulations on your continued success!

The frozen friendly was played in front of a crowd of 8,749 screaming fans. A lot of which were from Germany who came out to support their team. “They had several full sections of fans who stood and chanted for the duration of the game. It’s like a premier league soccer game.” said referee Andrew Wilk. “At one point they started a ‘conga’ line!” When asked about the style of play Andrew said, “Berlin played a lot of a east to west style while Ontario had a much more physical game.” When all was said and done, Ontario won 6-3 in a game that featured NO penalties. Now that’s game management!

Congratulations! Finish the season strong! 

AHL Box Score Berlin @ Ontario