Jason La Rose
With the Junior A hockey season coming to an end, 16 officials—eight referees and eight linespersons—have been selected for the 2026 Centennial Cup, presented by Tim Hortons.
The officials who will officiate Canada’s National Junior A Championship in Summerside, P.E.I., are the top officials in their Junior A leagues from across the country. All 16 have participated in the Hockey Canada Officiating Program of Excellence and were coached and evaluated throughout the season across the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL). The final selections were made jointly by Hockey Canada and the CJHL.
“These officials have all earned the opportunity to finish their season with a national championship,” said Dan Hanoomansingh (Vancouver, BC), manager of officiating with Hockey Canada. “It is a long season, but they have remained at the top of their game into the playoffs and will deservingly take the ice at the Centennial Cup.”
Referees
• Sam Currie (Hockey Nova Scotia) • David Elford (Ontario Hockey Federation) • Alex Gagné (Hockey Quebec) • Josh Grimm (Hockey Saskatchewan) • Jack Hennigan (Ontario Hockey Federation) • Emile Leblanc (Hockey Quebec) • Garrett Merrill (Hockey Eastern Ontario) • Ben Solomon (Hockey Alberta)
Linespersons
• Gage Argue (Ontario Hockey Federation) • Pierre-Olivier Couture (Hockey Nova Scotia) • Adam Culbert (Hockey Noa Scotia) • Ben Fortin (Hockey Quebec) • Matthew MacPherson (Hockey Eastern Ontario) • Sam Paré (Hockey Quebec) • Brandon Peterson (Hockey Alberta)
The officiating coaches for the 2026 Centennial Cup, presented by Tim Hortons, are Hanoomansingh, François Fortin (Chibougamau, QC) and Todd Robinson (Sackville, NS).