COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Twenty-nine American officials have been selected to serve as referees or linesmen for major International Ice Hockey Federation events in 2013-14, USA Hockey announced today.
"We have a tremendous group of officials that has been selected to represent USA Hockey on the international stage," said Matt Leaf, director of USA Hockey's officiating education program. "They've all worked hard to earn the right to officiate at the highest level of the sport."
American officials will take part in 16 IIHF events in 2014, including the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, the IIHF World Junior Championship in Malmo, Sweden, the IIHF Under-18 Men's World Championship in Lappeenranta and Imatra, Finland, and the IIHF Under-18 Women's World Championship in Budapest, Hungary.
Assignments for the 2014 IIHF Men's World Championship in Minsk, Belarus, will be determined in late February.
Officials assigned to the IIHF events this year include Kate Connolly (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Laura Johnson (Rochester, N.Y.), who both officiated at the 2013 Women's World Championship; and Timothy Mayer (Okemos, Mich.) and Fraser McIntyre (Amherst, N.Y.), who both served at the 2013 IIHF Under-18 Men's World Championship.
A full list of America officials and their respective events is below.
2013 European Women's Club Competition Semifinals
Bad Tolz, Germany
Name | Hometown | Role |
Ceci Morris | Hoffman Estates, Ill. | Referee |
2013 Winter World University Games
Trentino, Italy
Name | Hometown | Role |
Jackie Spresser | Westminster, Colo. | Linesman |
Melissa Szkola | Chesterfield, Mich. | Referee |
2013 IIHF World Junior Championship Division I, Group A
Sanok, Poland
Name | Hometown | Role |
Chris Pitoscia | Edison, N.J. | Referee |
2013 IIHF World Junior Championship Division I, Group B
Dumfries, United Kingdom
Name | Hometown | Role |
Brett Sheva | Horsham, Pa. | Referee |
2013 Spengler Cup
Davos, Switzerland
Name | Hometown | Role |
Steve Patafie | Bethlehem, Ga. | Referee |
2014 IIHF World Junior Championship
Malmo, Sweden
Name | Hometown | Role |
Timothy Mayer | Okemos, Mich. | Referee |
Fraser McIntyre | Amherst, N.Y. | Linesman |
2014 Olympic Winter Games
Sochi, Russia
Name | Hometown | Role |
Erin Blair | Hoffman Estates, Ill. | Referee |
Thomas George | Monrovia, Md. | Linesman |
Alicia Hanrahan | South St. Paul, Minn. | Linesman |
Laura Johnson | Rochester, N.Y. | Linesman |
Andy McElman | Algonquin, Ill. | Linesman |
Ian Walsh | Portland, Ore. | Referee |
Christopher Woodworth | Rochester, N.Y. | Linesman |
2014 IIHF World Junior Championship Division III
Izmir, Turkey
Name | Hometown | Role |
Brian Oliver | Rochester, N.Y. | Linesman |
2014 European Women's Club Competition Finals
Location TBD
Name | Hometown | Role |
Dina Allen | Wheatfield, N.Y. | Referee |
2014 Women's World Championship Division II, Group B Qualification
Mexico City, Mexico
Name | Hometown | Role |
Jamie Fenstermacher | Hibbing, Minn. | Linesman |
Jamie Huntley | LaJolla, Calif. | Referee |
Jill Salvo | Long Beach, Calif | Linesman |
2014 IIHF Under-18 Women's World Championship
Budapest, Hungary
Name | Hometown | Role |
Kate Connolly | Philadelphia, Pa. | Linesman |
Katie Guay | Dedham, Mass. | Referee |
2014 IIHF Under-18 Men's World Championship Division I
Fussen, Germany
Name | Hometown | Role |
Kristine Morrison | Richfield, Minn. | Referee |
2014 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I, Group A
Preov, Czech Republic
Name | Hometown | Role |
Jerilyn Glenn | St. Paul, Minn. | Referee |
2014 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II, Group A
Asiago, Italy
Name | Hometown | Role |
Michaela Frattarelli | Bristol, R.I. | Linesman |
2014 IIHF Under-18 Men's World Championship
Lappeenranta and Imatra, Finland
Name | Hometown | Role |
Geoff Miller | West Newbury, Mass. | Referee |
Dana Penkivech | Apple Valley, Minn. | Linesman |
2014 Men's World Championship Division I, Group A
Goyang, Korea
Name | Hometown | Role |
Christopher Ciamaga | East Aurora, N.Y. | Referee |
Judson Ritter | Bethlehem, Pa. | Linesman |