* Penalty Differential represents the absolute value of the variance of penalty calls by team per game. If Team A takes two more penalties (or two fewer) than Team B, this is a 2. Lower numbers ...

Some officials have worked dual roles, either as part of their career development, or based on a staffing need. These are scheduled assignment changes and do not include situations where an official ...

The ECHL has updated its officiating roster for 2026-27 – and has increased the number of games to be handled by a two-ref crew. More on the changes and the lineup: Read More ...

Tonight’s game in Rio Rancho is a night of firsts. The New Mexico Goatheads will play the first game in franchise history, bringing professional hockey back to New Mexico for the first time in nearly ...

The ECHL has updated its officiating roster for 2026-27 - and has increased the number of games to be handled by a two-ref crew. The changes and the lineup: ...

Josh Smith Josh Smith is the founder of Scouting the Refs, the leading independent site related to hockey officiating which follows hockey officials across the NHL, AHL, ECHL, and other leagues around ...

The Colorado Avalanche thought they’d scored four times on Wednesday night. Only two of them counted. Colorado had a pair of goals taken off the board in the first ten minutes against the Dallas Stars ...

The on-ice officials thought Marco Rossi batted the puck into the Edmonton net with his glove. The Situation Room in Toronto saw it differently.

A scary scene early in Montreal as linesperson Ryan Daisy was injured and had to be helped off the ice during Tuesday night’s game between the Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre.