Dan Hanoomansingh
Twenty-six officials – 13 referees and 13 linespersons – have been selected by Hockey Canada to work the men’s and women’s U SPORTS national championships.
The tournaments will run concurrently from March 20-23, with the men’s University Cup taking place in Ottawa, Ontario, and the Women’s Hockey Championship on the ice in Elmira, Ontario.
“Hockey Canada would like to congratulate all the officials on their selection to the USPORTS championships,” said Dan Hanoomansingh, manager of officiating with Hockey Canada. “Our university championships provide top-tier competition in a challenging, single-elimination tournament. These officials are at the top of the game and continued to hone their craft throughout the season to be ready for this event.”
The on-ice officials for the U SPORTS national championships will be outfitted by FORCE Sports.
Men's University Cup (Ottawa, ON)
Maxime Bedard (Hockey Québec) – Linesperson Adam Burnett (Ontario Hockey Federation) – Linesperson Taylor Burzminski (Hockey Alberta) – Referee Dominic Cadieux (Hockey Québec) – Referee Tanner Doiron (Hockey P.E.I.) – Referee Maxime Ferland (Hockey Québec) – Linesperson Mitchell Gibbs (BC Hockey) – Linesperson Brendan Kane (Ontario Hockey Federation) – Referee Shawn Oliver (Hockey Eastern Ontario) – Linesperson Tyson Stewart (Hockey Eastern Ontario) – Referee
Women's Hockey Championship (Elmira, ON)
Grace Barlow (BC Hockey) – Referee Brandy Beecroft (Ontario Women's Hockey Association) – Referee Ali Beres (Ontario Women's Hockey Association) – Linesperson Jessica Chartrand (Hockey Québec) – Linesperson Alexandra Clarke (Hockey Saskatchewan) – Linesperson Marie-Éve Couture (Hockey Québec) – Referee Béatrice Fortin (Hockey Québec) – Referee Laura Gutauskas (Ontario Women's Hockey Association) – Linesperson Amy Laroche (BC Hockey) – Linesperson Elizabeth Mantha (Hockey Québec) – Referee Amy Martin (Hockey Manitoba) – Referee Michelle McKenna (Hockey Saskatchewan) – Referee Shauna Neary (Hockey Manitoba) – Referee Sophie Thomson (Hockey Nova Scotia) – Linesperson Justine Todd (Ontario Women's Hockey Association) – Linesperson Erin Zach (Ontario Women's Hockey Association) – Linesperson
The officiating coaches for the University Cup will be Dan Hanoomansingh (Vancouver, BC) and Kirk Wood (Cambridge, ON). The officiating coaches for the Women’s Hockey Championship will be Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie (Montréal, QC) and Vanessa Stratton (Windsor, ON).