International Ice Hockey Federation

Officials selected for medal games

Officials selected for medal games

Top referees, linesmen chosen

Published 22.02.2014 18:31 GMT+4 | Author Adam Steiss
Officials selected for medal games
NHL referee Kelly Sutherland will form part of the gold medal game officiating crew this Sunday. Photo: Jeff Vinnick / HHOF-IIHF Images
The IIHF’s would like to clarify the game official selection process for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games men’s ice hockey tournament.

14 referees and 14 linesmen received the assignment for the Olympic men’s ice hockey tournament in Sochi 2014. Half of them are from the NHL, the other half consist of top IIHF officials.

During the tournament the officials have been evaluated by officiating managers including Konstantin Komissarov (IIHF) and Terry Gregson, former Head of Officiating for the National Hockey League, and six others (four IIHF, three NHL). The process by which the officiating crews are selected for the playoff round is determined by their performance in the preliminary round. For the medal games, the officials chosen were judged to deserve these assignments based on their performance in the playoff round.

“The main factor of the selection of these officials has most of all to do with their experience officiating in high-level competitions,” said Komissarov. “These include Stanley Cup playoffs, World Championship competitions, and Olympic competitions."

“Their nationalities aren’t considered as factors nor should they be, we want the best officials working the medal games,” he added. “We are fully confident that with their experience and professionalism these officials will do their job well and preserve the integrity of the game.”

The decision was confirmed at the IIHF Directorate Meeting on 21 February, with team officials from all four teams present and in complete agreement with the selection.

 

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