Category 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!

Each season, before the main training camps start in the NHL, groups of NHL teams will meet up and play a number of games against other teams. The players playing are typically the future players of that NHL club. LAHOA is proud to announce a number of officials who will be working those games! Congratulations to the following officials:

Prospects Tournament – Traverse City, MI – 9/15-9/19

• Tyler Hascall – Referee
• John Lindner – Referee

Rookie Face-off – San Jose, CA – 9/16-9/19

• Jordan Watt – Referee
• Benjamin Dubow – Linesperson
• Jarrett Townsend – Linesperson
• Eric Anderson – Linesman
• Jake Herzog (Arizona) – Linesperson
• Alex Ledovskiy (NORHOA) – Linesperson
• Tatu Kunto (SDHRA) – Referee
• Jackson Kozari (LVHOA) – Referee
• Michaela Ball (SDHRA) – Referee

The NHL, AHL and ECHL will be starting their season’s this week. LAHOA would like to acknowledge it’s officials who are working professional hockey this season! Below, you will find the LAHOA officials who have been in hockey for multiple seasons. I would like to recognize Mike McBain and Steven Berry as our most veteran officials this season. This will be Mike’s 13th season and this will be the 17th season for Steven!

A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS goes to our first year pro’s:

• Tyler Hascall – ECHL – Referee
• John Lindner – ECHL – Referee
• Phil Kasko – AHL Referee
• Jordan Watt – AHL – Referee
• Eric Anderson – AHL – Linesman
• Ben DuBow – AHL – Linesman
• Tatu Kunto (SDHRA) – AHL – Referee

Adam Bell

Linesman

AHL

7th Pro Season

Steven Berry

Linesman

AHL

17th Pro Season

Neil Campbell

Linesman

AHL

8th Pro Season

Niko Diehr

Linesman

AHL

7th Pro Season

Jacob Fraser

Linesman

AHL

7th Pro Season

Brett Martin

Linesman

AHL

11th Pro Season

Mike McBain

Linesman

AHL

13th Pro Season

Eric McDonald

Linesman

AHL

5th Pro Season

JM McNulty

Linesman

AHL

12th Pro Season

Tanner Nua

Linesman

AHL

8th Pro Season

Alec Rounds

Referee

AHL, ECHL

4th Pro Season

Steve Walsh

Linesman

AHL

11th Pro Season

Andrew Wilk

Referee

AHL, ECHL, DEL

10th Pro Season

Trevor Wohlford

Referee

ECHL

2nd Pro Season

The LAHOA Board of Directors is excited to announce that 7 officials will work the Arizona Rookie Face-off!

Referees:

• Andrew Wilk
• Alec Rounds
• Phil Kasko

Linesman:

• Neil Campbell
• Eric Anderson
• Benjamin Dubow

Tatu Kunto from SDHRA will also be joining the crew as a referee.

The Arizona Coyotes the 2021 “Rookie Face-off” tournament from September 17-20 at Gila River Arena and the Ice Den Scottsdale. The tournament will include four teams from the Pacific Division (Anaheim, Los Angeles, San Jose and Vegas) and two from the Central Division (Arizona and Colorado).

The Rookie Face-off tournament, which features the top prospects from each club participating, was held in Las Vegas in 2018 and Irvine in 2019.

Streaming information can be found at arizonacoyotes.com/rookiefaceoff.

Friday, September 17, 2021

• 3:00 pm – Los Angeles at Colorado (Ice Den)
• 5:00 pm – San Jose at Anaheim (Ice Den)
• 7:30 pm – Vegas at Arizona (Gila River Arena)

Sunday, September 19, 2021

• 2:00 pm – Vegas at San Jose (Ice Den)
• 4:00 pm – Colorado at Anaheim (Ice Den)
• 6:30 pm – Los Angeles at Arizona (Gila River Arena)

Monday, September 20, 2021

• 9:00 am – San Jose at Colorado (Ice Den)
• 11:00 am – Los Angeles at Vegas (Ice Den)
• 12:00 pm – Anaheim at Arizona (Gila River Arena)

The LAHOA Board of Directors would like to congratulate Trevor Wohlford on receiving his first assignment in the ECHL! Trevor, originally from Burbank, CA, has been living in Indianapolis for the past few seasons refereeing in the SPHL and the USHL.

Trevor, wearing number 38, worked the Indy Fuel vs Wheeling Nailers in Indianapolis on Wednesday February 10th. The players welcomed Trevor into the league in typical ECHL fashion by fighting seven minutes in and scrumming after a player was boarded towards the end of the first. Then, one minute into the second, there was a fight with a game misconducts for an aggressor assessed. Due diligence paid off for Trevor. In a close game, the teams played hockey in the third in a game that of course went to OT! I guess they weren’t going to let him off that easy in his first go. Luckily, the home team buried the game winning goal two minutes into OT.

Congratulations to Trevor on his first of many ECHL games!

With the start of the professional hockey season approaching, the LAHOA Board of Directors would like to recognize the LAHOA officials who will be working the America Hockey League (AHL) this season. Also, a big congratulations to the officials selected to be linesman in the Las Vegas area which has a new AHL team in Henderson, NV. Those officials are, Gordon Lawes Jr., Dan Leavitt, Ryan Townsend, Adam Hendren and Jason Mandroc.

Adam Bell

Linesman

Reseda, CA

AHL

Steven Berry

Linesman

Huntington Beach, CA

AHL

Neil Campbell

Linesman

Aliso Viejo, CA

AHL

Niko Diehr

Linesman

Fullerton, CA

AHL

Jacob Fraser

Linesman

Long Beach, CA

AHL

Brett Martin

Linesman

Los Alamitos, CA

AHL

Mike McBain

Linesman

Placentia, CA

AHL

Eric McDonald

Linesman

Bakersfield, CA

AHL

JM McNulty

Linesman

Huntington Beach, CA

AHL

Tanner Nua

Linesman

Irvine, CA

AHL

James Parker

Linesman

Irvine, CA

AHL

Alec Rounds

Linesman

Newport Beach, CA

AHL

Steve Walsh

Linesman

Temecula, CA

AHL

Andrew Wilk

Referee

Camarillo, CA

AHL, ECHL, DEL, IIHF

The LAHOA Executive Board and the Board of Directors would like to congratulate Andrew Wilk and Trevor Wohlford who will be working in the ECHL and Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) for the 2020-21 season!

With the season finally getting under way for these two leagues, strict COVID procedures will be in place. In the ECHL, each official will be tested before they enter the building for all games and they must have had a negative test to be allowed in to work. Coaches, bench personnel and back up goaltenders will also be required to wear masks on the bench at all times during games. Officials will have masks to wear in between stoppages when communicating with officials, players and coaches. Similar protocols are in place in the SPHL. No one is allowed in the locker room with the exception of the officials. Masks must be worn at all times in the building. Communication with the coaches while on the ice should be kept to a minimum! How about that? Coach, “Hey, can we talk about that call?” Official, “I’m sorry coach but I am not supposed to!”

Trevor started his season in the SPHL Saturday, December 26th in Birmingham. Andrew will be officiating in Orlando December 29th and 30th.

Last season, Trevor worked full time in the USHL. This season he is getting the call up to work full time in the SPHL while working games in the ECHL too! He will continue to work USHL games throughout this season as well.

Andrew Wilk starts his 9th year as a referee in the ECHL. He worked the Kelly Cup Finals in 2019 and Conference Finals in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019. Andrew will work the AHL as well once that season starts. It is tentatively scheduled to start February 5th.

Congratulations to our LAHOA officials working pro hockey!

LAHOA is proud to announce that former LAHOA presidents, Brent Tubbs and James Parker were selected to work the American Hockey League’s (AHL) All Star game that took place in Ontario, CA at Toyota Arena on January 27th! Both Brent and James have been working in professional hockey for 4 decades. This assignment caps off great career by both Brent and James. Brent and James have worked in various professional and junior leagues such as the PCHL, WCHL, ECHL, IHL, AHL, USHL, NAHL & SPHL as well as numerous IIHF assignments that include working the Asia Professional League. Most recently the duo worked the AHL outdoor game in Bakersfield, featuring the Condors and the Ontario Reign.

They will be working along side SDHRA official, Ryan Hersey and NHL contracted Furman South. All four officials will officiate both the skills competition, held the day before, and the all star game. The all star games boasts a similar style as the NHL with each division comprising teams of 9 skaters and a goalie and playing 3 on 3.

As far as the venue goes, a lot of LAHOA officials have worked at the Toyota Arena, formerly Citizens Business Bank Arena. The AHL’s All-Stars will head West for the 2020 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Ontario International Airport, which will be held for the first time in California. The event will showcase the Inland Empire on an international scale, highlighting the growth of the game of hockey in Southern California.

Congratulations on the selection to both Brent Tubbs and James Parker. Also, a special shout out to SDHRA’s Ryan Hersey on being selected as a referee.

LAHOA would like to congratulate San Diego Hockey Referee’s Associations (SDHRA) official, Greg McAlpine, on his retirement from professional Hockey. Greg, worked his last game in the AHL last night (12/20/19) in San Diego between the Barracuda and the Gulls.

From the American Hockey League:

“Tonight, the American Hockey League would like to recognize linesman Greg McAlpine as he works his final professional hockey game. Greg has officiated professional hockey for two decades on the west coast starting in the former West Coast Hockey League, the ECHL, and now as a member of the AHL officiating staff. Greg is also recently retired from over 35 years of service as the Deputy Fire Chief for Heartland Fire and Rescue in La Mesa.”

Please join the American Hockey League, LAHOA and SDHRA in congratulating San Diego’s own, linesman Greg McAlpine, on a tremendous career.

With the start of the professional hockey season, the LAHOA Board of Directors would like to recognize the LAHOA officials working the pro ranks this season. You can take a complete look at the LAHOA officials who work pro hockey as well as ones that have retired.

LAHOA Pro’s

Referee:

Andrew Wilk (Camarillo) AHL, ECHL, DEL, IIHF

AHL Linesman:

Adam Bell (Reseda), Steven Berry (Huntington Beach), Neil Campbell (Aliso Viejo), Niko Diehr (Fullerton), Matt Joliff (Fullerton), Eric McDonald (Bakersfield), Brett Martin (Los Alamitos), Mike McBain (Placentia), JM McNulty (Huntington Beach), James Parker (Irvine), Alec Rounds (Costa Mesa), Brent Tubbs (Long Beach), Steve Walsh (Temecula)

Good luck this season to all of our Pro officials!