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December 24, 2009
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CALGARY, Alta. – Twenty Canadian officials have been assigned by the International Ice Hockey Federation
to work at nine different IIHF events during the 2009-10 season. All 20 officials are products of the Hockey
Canada Officiating Program.
| CANADIAN OFFICIALS ASSIGNED TO IIHF EVENTS IN 2009-10 |
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| Referees (hometown) |
HCOP
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IIHF Event
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Location
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| Mélanie Bordeleau-Gagne (Montreal, Que.) |
Level IV
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World Women’s U18 Championship |
Chicago, Ill. |
| Darcy Burchell (Hamilton, Ont.) |
Level VI
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World Junior Championship |
Regina/Saskatoon, Sask. |
| Mary-Anne Gage (Burlington, Ont.) |
Level IV
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Olympic Winter Games – women |
Vancouver, B.C. |
| Brent Holdsworth (Hamilton, Ont.) |
Level VI
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World Championship, Div. I, Gr. B |
Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Marc Muylaert (Ste-Martine, Que.) |
Level VI
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World Championship |
Cologne/Mannheim, Germany |
| Guy Pellerin (Dieppe, N.B.) |
Level VI
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Olympic Winter Games – men |
Vancouver, B.C. |
| Chris Savage (Medicine Hat, Alta.) |
Level VI
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World Championship |
Cologne/Mannheim, Germany |
| Graham Skilliter (Saskatoon, Sask.) |
Level VI
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World Championship, Div. II, Gr. A |
Mexico City, Mexico |
| Pat Smith (Vancouver, B.C.) |
Level VI
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World U18 Championship |
Minsk/Bobruisk, Belarus |
| Derek Zalaski (Edmonton, Alta.) |
Level VI
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World Junior Championship |
Regina/Saskatoon, Sask. |
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| Linesmen (hometown) |
HCOP
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IIHF Event
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Location
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| Daniel Béchard (Trois-Rivières, Que.) |
Level IV
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World Championship |
Cologne/Mannheim, Germany |
| Chris Carlson (Edmonton, Alta.) |
Level IV
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World U18 Championship |
Minsk/Bobruisk, Belarus |
| Chris De Haan (Abbotsford, B.C.) |
Level IV
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World Junior Championship |
Regina/Saskatoon, Sask. |
| Jeff Jobson (Calgary, Alta.) |
Level IV
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World Junior Championship |
Regina/Saskatoon, Sask. |
| Sylvain Losier (Saint-Hubert, Que.) |
Level IV
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Olympic Winter Games – men |
Vancouver, B.C. |
| Kiel Murchison (Surrey, B.C.) |
Level IV
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World Championship, Div. II, Gr. A |
Mexico City, Mexico |
| Heather Richardson (Toronto, Ont.) |
Level III
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Olympic Winter Games – women |
Vancouver, B.C. |
| Helene Roy (Quebec City, Que.) |
Level III
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World Women’s U18 Championship |
Chicago, Ill. |
| Kerri Rumble (King City, Ont.) |
Level IV
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Olympic Winter Games – women |
Vancouver, B.C. |
| Daryl Wofle (Kitchener, Ont.) |
Level IV
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World U18 Championship, Div. III, Gr. B |
Monterrey, Mexico |
The International Ice Hockey Federation also announced the 14 referees and linesman who will officiate
games during the men’s hockey tournament at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, 10 of whom are
Canadian. Five of the referees are from the National Hockey League (Paul Devorski, Marc Joannette, Bill
McCreary, Dan O’Halloran, Brad Watson), as are three of the linesmen (Shane Heyer, Jean Morin, Jay
Sharrers).
The Hockey Canada Officiating Program (HCOP) is for anyone interested in officiating the game of hockey,
from beginners to seasoned veterans. There are six levels in the HCOP, from those looking to get started, to
the top tier of officials.
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