NHL Scouting & Development

NHL Skill Set Skating Judgment Comportment

Grass Roots Lance Roberts Hockey Canada, USA Hockey Officiating Program Of Excellence: Eastern – Halifax, NS Western – Kamloops, BC Central – Oshawa, ON – selection

Grass Roots USA Hockey – Showcase tournaments. NAHL, USHL – Rochester, NY similar to OPOE Objective – Identify officials early in their development – Qualify them. – Decision on their level, steer to next step.

Grass Roots Officiating Schools – Was the recruiting system – Supervisors, NHL on ice Officials – Qualify

Grass Roots That is our current base line in search for officials with “IT”. Next Step

Grass Roots Volunteer Scouting Program – Central Scouting template – Recruiting Scouts Objective – Indentify officials with “IT” much earlier in their development, from a much broader base – Help find opportunities

NHL Exposure Former elite level players – Junior Hockey, College, Professional NHL Office Toronto Introduce to local association Track & assist Objective Create a new source of officials with proven segment of the skill set.

NHL Officials - Scouting Charlie Banfield – Qualify from Grass Roots – QMJHL, OHL, WHL & ECHL Objective – intimate knowledge of officials in these leagues – He establishes the talent bar

NHL Officials - Scouting Dan McCourt – Qualify for frequency groups – Group 1, 6 Officials, 6 times 36 – Group 2, 6 Officials, 4 times24 – Flex games Objective Establishes talent bar for the groups Qualifies Officials from feeder system

NHL Officials - Scouting Ken Wheler – 7 AHL contracted Officials, 4 times28 – 6 Group 1 Officials,6 times36 – 6 Group 2 Officials,3 times18 82 Objective Establishes talent bar for AHL contracted, Groups 1 &2 Qualifies Officials from feeder system

NHL Officials - Scouting Terry Gregson Bob Hall Bill McCreary Mic McGeough Rob Shick – 3 AHL contracted Officials4 AHL 4 NHL Objective Establish talent bar for Full Time NHL

NHL Officials - Development Health and Wellness Director, Dave Smith – Training camp Medicals – Training camp fitness testing – Injury reporting and rehabilitation – Programs: diet, fitness, skating

NHL Officials - Development Terry Gregson Bob Hall Don Koharski Bill McCreary Mic McGeough Rob Shick Kevin Collins - Continuous coaching through observations - Create competition through performance based play-off assignments

NHL Officials - Development 33 - Referees 33 – Linesmen st Round nd Round rd Round 4 – Stanley Cup Finals

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