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!

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!

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!

LAHOA official, Andrew Wilk, will be going to Germany for thee weeks to work the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, or in english, German Ice Hockey League simply referred to as DEL. NHL=National Hockey League, get it? The DEL ranks with the Swiss leagues as the premier hockey league in Europe behind only the KHL. Andrew was selected by former NHL referee, Rob Shick who has been commissioned to bring North American referees over to work European hockey leagues to help the influx of North American players coming over to play in these same leagues, such as the DEL. Andrew will be making three trips this season. The first being September 16th thru October 7th. Andrew will work in nine different cities while there. Some of those cites include: Nuremberg, Ausburg, Munich, Ingolstadt, Schwenningen, Straubing, Düsseldorf, Köln & Iserlohn. Andrew is going on his 10th year in professional hockey having worked the 2012 SPHL Finals and the 2019 ECHL Finals. He has also worked games in the IHL, CHL and AHL as well as many IIHF assignments. Congratulations to Andrew on his selection. It is an honor to be recognized by such an accomplished referee! Have fun and make LAHOA proud. Penthouse.

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

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!

**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

The LAHOA Executive Board and the Board of Directors would like to congratulate Andrew Wilk on being selected to work the ECHL Kelly Cup Finals! This will be Andrews first time working the finals. Andrew has been refereeing hockey since he was 15. He spent 3 years in USA Hockey’s Officiating Development Program and has spent the last 5 years refereeing professional hockey in the ECHL and AHL. The series is between Newfoundland and Toledo. Games 1 & 2 are being playing in Newfoundland. The series will shift to Toledo for games 3, 4 & 5. Andrew will be working games 4 & 5 in Toledo on May 31st and June 1st. Game 1 was played on Friday, May 25. Newfoundland took a 3-0 lead and Toledo came back and tied it up, 3-3, sending the game to overtime where Newfoundland ended up winning. They lead the best-of-7 series 1-0.

Congratulations again to Andrew Wilk on this amazing accomplishment. He joins a select few of LAHOA officials who have been selected to work the ECHL Finals. Good luck in the Kelly Cup Finals, Andrew!!!

The LAHOA Executive Board and the Board of Directors would like to congratulate the following officials who were assigned playoff games in the American Hockey League (AHL) & ECHL. It should be noted that all of the linesman in the Bakersfield & San Diego series games 1-5 are ALL LAHOA OFFICIALS! Andrew will be his first trip to the ECHL Kelly Cup Finals! Neil Campbell is making his first trip to the AHL Conference Finals as Steve Walsh will be appearing in the Conference Finals for a third time. Both hope to work the AHL Calder Cup Finals!

ECHL

All rounds are best-of-7 series.

Andrew Wilk

Kelly Cup Finals – Game 4 & 5 Newfoundland @ Toledo

Conference Finals – Game 2: Newfoundland @ Florida – Game 3, 5 & 7: Toledo & Tulsa

Second Round – Game 3: Cincinnati @ Toledo – Game 5: Toledo @ Cincinnati

First Round – Games 1 & 2: Utah @ Idaho – Games 1, 6 & 7: Missouri @ Tulsa – Games 3 & 5: Orlando @ South Carolina – Games 3 & 4: Florida @ Jacksonville

AHL

Division Semis – Best-of-5. Divisional Finals & Conference Finals – Best-of-7.

Neil Campbell

Conference Finals – Game 5: Chicago @ San Diego

Division Finals – Game 2: San Diego @ Bakersfield – Game 4: Bakersfield @ San Diego – Game 5: San Diego @ Bakersfield

Division Semis – Game 1: San Jose @ San Diego – Game 4: San Diego @ San Jose

Steve Walsh

Conference Finals – Game 5: Chicago @ San Diego

Divisional Finals – Game 1: San Diego @ Bakersfield – Game 2: Bakersfield @ San Diego – Game 5: San Diego @ Bakersfield

Division Semis – Game 2: San Jose @ San Diego – Game 4: Colorado @ Bakersfield

Brett Martin

Division Finals – Game 3 Bakersfield @ San Diego

Division Semis – Game 3: Colorado @ Bakersfield

Adam Bell

Division Finals – Game 1: San Diego @ Bakersfield

Division Semis – Game 3: Colorado @ Bakersfield

Mike McBain

Division Finals – Game 2: San Diego @ Bakersfield

Division Semis – Game 2: San Jose @ San Diego

JM McNulty

Division Finals – Game 4: Bakersfield @ San Diego

Division Semis – Game 1: San Jose @ San Diego