1. National Hockey League presentation to:

2. NHL OFFICIATING STAFF NHL REFEREES MINOR LEAGUE REFEREES NHL LINESMEN 33634 Total73

3. NHL Referees:3 Minor League Referees:2 NHL Linesmen:8 TOTAL: 13 (18%) NHL Referees:30 Minor League Referees: 4 NHL Linesmen:26 TOTAL: 60 (82%) NHL Referees:18 Minor League Referees: 2 NHL Linesmen:16 TOTAL: 36 (49%) NHL Referees:15 Minor League Referees: 4 NHL Linesmen:18 TOTAL: 37 (51%) BORN LIVING IN

5. Not an issue in the National Hockey League Only one official has left voluntarily in the last 8 years because he didn’t feel that being an NHL official was for him.

7. RELATIONSHIPS

8. PROSPECTS Prospect Camp Geographical Representation

9. New approach to scouting Will spend more time in the minor leagues coaching and mentoring (7 NHL staff) Attempting to get all “feeder” leagues on the same assignment database Constant communication with heads of officiating departments Representation at dozens of officiating camps and schools Attend showcase tournaments

10. Developed new recruiting video -Intended to entice former players into considering officiating as an option to staying involved with the game. -Given wide distribution to leagues, teams, players’ association, etc. -Hopefully will be placed on websites

11. Hockey Canada Officiating Program of Excellence The National Hockey League has partnered with Hockey Canada and the Canadian Hockey League to assist in the identification and development of young aspiring officials.

12. USA Hockey North American Officiating Program of Merit The National Hockey League has partnered with USA Hockey in hosting a week long “prospects” camp for aspiring officials.

18. From all of this gathered information, we attempt to identify the “#1 draft picks” to fill vacancies on our staff. Our staff represents 0.11% of the number of active hockey officials in North America. Therefore, it is imperative that we make every attempt at identifying the most deserving officials for our staff.

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