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LAHOA would like to again congratulate Andrew Wilk on his 3rd IIHF assignment! Andrew was selected to referee the 2020 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championships Division II Group B that took place January 28th-February 3rd in Gangnueng/Pyeongchang, South Korea. The same venue that hosted the Olympics!

Andrew has previously officiated the 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk, Russia and the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championships Division I Group A in Vienna, Austria.

The teams present for this years assignment are South Korea, Israel, Belgium, Croatia, Netherlands and China!

Andrew ultimately was selected to work the gold medal game between between South Korea and Croatia. South Korea won the game and was promoted to Division 2A while Israel was relegated to Division III. Also to note, former Los Angeles King, Jim Paek, is the head coach of South Korea!

A quote from Andrew, “[It is] always an extreme honor and privilege to be selected for a IIHF assignment.  I have a had a great time at every tournament meeting new friends, exploring different cultures and getting a break from the everyday grind of the long minor-pro season.”

Congratulations Wilky!

On Saturday, November 23rd at Great Park Ice & FIVEPoint Arena, LAHOA presented a donation to the American Cancer Society. Throughout the months of October and November, LAHOA officials donated game fees and wore custom referee and linesman sweaters while doing so. The games were primarily worked in the Anaheim Ducks High School Hockey League (ADHSHL). The LAHOA officials donated a total of $4,485 in game fees and the Anaheim Ducks decided to match it! The total donation to the American Cancer Society on behalf of LAHOA was $8,970!

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The LAHOA Board of Directors would like to announce its association wide support of Cancer Awareness during the months of October and November. LAHOA will be showings its support by wearing the universal color of lavender. During this time officials can wear lavender laces, tape, and any other lavender accessories to show their support of Cancer Awareness. LAHOA isn’t just flying colors, we are giving our officials the chance to donate their game fees in support of the cure to cancer. At the end of November, LAHOA will be taking those donated game fees and donating them all to The American Cancer Society.

The ADHSHL will be providing officials the chance to wear custom lavender stripped referee and linesman sweater during games in which the game fees are being donated. We are also going to be doing this with CAHA and SCAHA games. The first of which happened at Great Park Ice & FIVEPoint Arena on Wednesday, October 16th. Many more are planned and we ask that you call share your photos online as well as send them to the e-mail below so that they can be posted on the website as well as the LAHOA Facebook Group and Instagram page. After all, it is about creating awareness.

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PLEASE ask your scheduler how you can get on a crew and donate!

The Anaheim Ducks will host the six-team Rookie Face-off Tournament Sept. 7-10 at Great Park Ice & FIVEPoint Arena. The 2019 tournament will feature the Anaheim Ducks, Arizona Coyotes, Colorado Avalanche, Los Angeles Kings, San Jose Sharks and Vegas Golden Knights.

LAHOA officials refereeing the event are Andrew Wilk and Tyler Hascall. On the lines are Neil Campbell, Alec Rounds, Steve Walsh, Eric MacDonald & Eric Anderson. Working along with our LAHOA officials are Matthew Audette, Carter Sandlak, Jack Young, Rake Recucki & Katie Guay. Read more about the 4 female officials selected to work NHL prospect tournaments this year.

Day passes for the tournament are SOLD OUT, but individual game tickets for all nine games in the tournament are currently available.Day Pass buyers will receive communication directly to fulfill the transaction. Individual game tickets are $10 per game and arking for the entire tournament will be complimentary.

Saturday, Sept. 7

• Colorado vs. Vegas – 1:00pm @ FivePoint Arena
• Arizona vs. San Jose – 3:00pm @ Rink 3
• LA vs. Anaheim – 5:00pm @ FivePoint Arena

Sunday, Sept. 8

• LA vs. Colorado – 1:00pm @ FivePoint Arena
• Vegas vs. Arizona – 3:00pm @ Rink 3
• San Jose vs. Anaheim – 5:00pm @ FivePoint Arena

Tuesday, Sept. 10

• Arizona vs. Colorado – 11:00am @ FivePoint Arena
• LA vs. San Jose – 1:00pm @ Rink 3
• Vegas vs. Anaheim – 3:00pm @ FivePoint Arena

**UPDATE** Cal Camp a HUGE success! Lot’s went on at the CA Ref School. There was a record amount of league supervisors in attendance. The camp director, Michel Voyer, celebrated his 31st year of running the school. The new Pacific District RIC, Dan Ellison, hosted the seminar held in conjunction with the school. We congratulated Steve Stevens on his retirement. AND… USA Hockey Officiating Director, Dave Labuda, was in town!

**From the initial post.***

Save the date! California Referee School 2019 will be held August 2-4 at The Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, CA. The official training facility of the two-time Stanley Cup champions, the Los Angeles Kings. This year California Referee School will be celebrating its 31st anniversary! As always, the California Referee School will have the top instructors and supervisors in attendance to help educate and scout officials. The school is open to all levels of officiating. From beginner to advanced, California Referee School is for everyone! Click the link below and to enroll and reserve your spot today! 

California Referee School

2017 Cal Camp Video

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!