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!

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

THE BEN ALLISON AWARD

In 2016, the Ben Allison Award was created to recognize deserving officials in the USA Hockey Officiating Development Program. The award is voted on by 150 members of the USA Hockey Officiating Development Program and is given to the official that best represents the characteristics that made Ben a special person and official, including always giving 100 percent on the ice and representing USA Hockey in the finest manner. The award will be presented on an annual basis. Allison was a level three USA Hockey certified official, who was tragically killed in January 2015 at the age of 20. A native of Royal Oak, Michigan and a student at Illinois State University, he had been officiating for eight years and was a part of the Officiating Development Program for three years at various levels, including the NAHL.

LAHOA is excited to announce the AMAZING accomplishments of its USA Hockey Officiating Development Officials!

Tyler Hascall

John Lindner

USHL

Clark Cup Finals

Trevor Wohlford

SPHL

Presidents Cup

Caleb Andrade

USHL

Conference Finals

Phil Kasko

NAHL

First Round Playoffs

The LAHOA Executive Board and Board of Directors would like to congratulate our four LAHOA officials who will be working in the USA Hockey Officiating Development Program (ODP). Most of these officials will be heading out to cities in the Midwest to work full-time schedules in the NAHL and USHL!

Caleb Andrade, 28, originally from Ontario, CA, lived in Amarillo, TX last season working a full-time schedule as a referee in the NAHL. Caleb got to work his first USHL game too! This season, Caleb will be living in Des Moines, IA and working full-time as a referee in the USHL. Caleb looks to work his first pro game as a referee this season!

Tyler Hascall, 24, originally from Corona, CA, lived in Chicago, IL last season and worked full-time as a referee in the NAHL. This season, Tyler will be living in Des Moines, IA and working full-time as a referee in the USHL! Tyler hopes to work his first pro game this season!

Philip Kasko, 22, originally from Irvine, CA will be living in St. Paul, MN this season working games in multiple Jr and College leagues with his primary focus on refereeing in the NAHL. Last season, Phil made two trips to the Midwest with one being a month long stent in MN. This will be his first full time season in the ODP.

John Lindner, 26, originally from Bonsall, CA, lived in Des Moines, IA last season working full-time as a referee in the USHL. This year, John is heading back to Des Moines to work full-time in the USHL and hopes to get his first pro game!

Dylan Freed, 19, originally from Simi Valley, CA and currently attending Cal State Fullerton to attain a Major in Business with a Minor in Entrepreneurship, will be working part-time while he finishes up his degree. Dylan will be making monthly trips throughout the season to work the NAPHL.

LAHOA would like to congratulate their own, Trevor Wohlford, on refereeing his first professional games. Trevor recently worked games in the Southern Professional Hockey League. The SPHL is a single A professional league consisting of 10 teams in the midwest and southeast United States. His first games consisted of a game in Knoxville, TN, followed by a series in Huntsville, AL and then off to Roanoke, TN. In January, Trevor will working again in the SPHL and travel to Evansville, IN, then again to Huntsville, AL as well as Birmingham, AL.

Trevor has been working for the USA Hockey Officiating Development Program (ODP) for 4 seasons now. He started his career in Montana working for the NAHL Tier 3 league (NAHL3). He was then promoted to Texas, working in the NAHL. He then moved to Indianapolis, IN and has lived there for the past season and a half working full time in the USHL. Many LAHOA professional officials have worked in the SPHL, including: Steven Berry, Neil Campbell, Niko Diehr, Eric McDonald, Brett Martin, Mike McBain, JM McNulty, Tanner & Tj Nua, Daniel Pecora, Brent Tubbs, Shane Warshaw, Steve Walsh & Andrew Wilk.

Welcome to the club, Trevor!

LAHOA is proud to announce & congratulate LAHOA Official Caleb Andrade on being assigned his first United States Hockey League (USHL) games. Caleb made his USHL debut in mid November Cedar Rapids, IA. It’s common for officials to get ‘call-ups’ into higher leagues. Typically it happens towards the end of the season to prep an official for the next season. Almost like getting an early look at whats to come. With November USAHL assignments coming to Caleb, I would imagine that he will see his far share of more this season. Given he is living in Amarillo, TX which is an easy drive, YES DRIVE, to the southern USHL cities in Nebraska, Iowa & Illinois!

This is Caleb’s 4th season in USA Hockey’s Officiating Development Program. He started living in Montana working in the North American 3 League. Then moved to Illinois followed by Fargo, ND to work the North American Hockey League (NAHL). This season, Caleb, is living in Amarillo, TX and will be working the NAHL and, now, the USHL!

Over the off season, Caleb dropped 27 pounds which helped his pass all of his fitness testing at training camp with flying colors. He’s already worked in Cedar Rapids and Sioux City. He still has games scheduled in Des Moines, Green Bay & Lincoln. YES, in that order.

When we had a chance to catch up with Caleb about the experience so far he had this to say, “Ever since I started in LAHOA, I always heard the stories of the ODP and wanted to skate in these leagues [and] I always knew I could. [I] had some trouble along the way. A lot of times I told myself this is my last season. I’m glad I stuck with it! [I] wasn’t expecting to have a swing this early but very grateful for it!”

Congratulations to Caleb!

The LAHOA Executive Board and Board of Directors would like to congratulate our four LAHOA officials who will be working in the USA Hockey Officiating Development Program (ODP). These officials will be heading out at the end of the month to cities in the midwest and Texas to work full-time schedules in the NAHL and USHL!

Caleb Andrade, 27, originally from Ontario, CA, lived in Fargo, ND last season working a full-time schedule as a referee in the NAHL and worked the play-offs! This season, Caleb will be living in Amarillo, TX and working full-time as a referee in the NAHL. Caleb hopes to break into the USHL this season!

Tyler Hascall, 23, originally from Corona, CA, lived in Dallas, TX last season and worked full-time as a referee in the NAHL and got a few call ups to the USHL. This season, Tyler will be living in Chicago, IL working a full-time schedule as a referee in the USHL!

Trevor Wolford, 27, originally from Burbank, CA, lived in South Bend, IN last season and worked full-time as a referee in the USHL and went on to work the conference finals! This season, Trevor is heading to Chicago, IL where he will work full-time in the USHL in hopes to make the Clark Cup Finals!

John Linder, 25, originally from Bonsall, CA, lived in Dallas, TX last season working as a referee in the NAHL and went on to work the Robertson Cup Finals! This year, John is heading to Des Moines, IA to work full-time in the USHL!

The LAHOA Executive Board and the Board of Directors is proud to announce the return of it’s USA Hockey Officiating Development Program officials. They have been living in the midwest, working full time in various junior leagues such as the United States Hockey League & North American Hockey League. Here is a recap of each officials season.

United States Hockey League

Eric McDonald

Chicago, Illinois

SPHL Presidents Cup Finals

USHL Clark Cup Finals

Trevor Wolford

South Bend, Indiana

USHL Conference Finals

Niko Diehr

Chicago, Illinois

USHL Second Round

North American Hockey League

John Lindner

Dallas, Texas

NAHL Robertson Cup Finals

Tyler Hascall

Dallas, Texas

NAHL Divisional Finals

Caleb Andrade

Fargo, North Dakota

NAHL First Round

The LAHOA Executive Board and the Board of Directors would like to congratulate Eric MacDonald and John Lindner on their selection to work the Finals in their respective league!

Eric McDonald

Eric has been living in Chicago, Illinois this season, working full time in the USHL. He also skated games in the AHL and SPHL. Eric was chosen to work the SPHL Presidents Cup Finals and will now cap off a great season by working the USHL’s Clark Cup Finals!

John Lidner

John lived in Dallas, Texas this season working half of his games in the NAHL and the other half in the USHL. When it came down to playoffs, his assignments came in the NAHL. John has been selected to work the NAHL’s Robertson Cup Finals!

Congratulations to Eric and John on a great season and ultimately, making it to the end in their respective leagues!