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Complete your Registration!
Haven't gotten your 2018-2019 Referee card and crest yet? That means you
haven't completed your registration. In order to complete your
USA Hockey Referee registration and be eligible to work games, you
must:
If you have completed all of the above (or think you have completed all
of the above), you can check your status by logging in to the
USA Hockey Registration System
and click on the "My Profile" menu item. If you forgot your USA Hockey password, use
the "Lost your password?" link to recover your password. Note that this is
not the same password as your password for this site.
In addition to completing your USA Hockey registration, Officials over
age 18 and all Florida Officials must have a completed background screen
on file. Background screening must be renewed every two years for most
Southeastern District Officials and annually for Florida Officials.
You can check your background screening status by logging on to this web site
and selecting the Members => Officials menu item. If you need to complete
or renew your background screening, you can read all about it on the
Background Screening page.
Only a Few Seminars Remaining
As you can see from the
Seminar Page
there are less than a half dozen USA Hockey Officiating Classroom Seminars
left at each level in the
Southeastern District have been completed. You can see the remaining sessions
on the
Seminar Page
or go to the
USA Hockey Courses listing
to see remaining availability and sign up for a seminar. You must reserve a
seat to ensure a place in the class. Classes are filling up and those who do
not have a reservation may be turned away.
Attendance at any USA Hockey Officiating Classroom Seminar will fulfill your
seminar registration requirement. If you can't find a class in the
Southeastern District, you can see available sessions in other districts
on the
USA Hockey Courses listing.
Make sure you sign up for a seminar at the same level as your registration.
If you are a new Official, DO NOT register with USA Hockey unless you are
sure you can attend one of these seminars. Seminar attendance is required to
complete your registration. USA Hockey does not offer refunds for incomplete
registrations.
Advanced Officiating Symposium
USA Hockey is now accepting reservations for the first annual Advanced Officiating
Symposium for Officials applying for the new Tenured Official status. The
Symposium will be held July 26-28, 2019 in Minneapolis, MN. Registration is open
only to Officials who have been completely registered as Level 3 or Level 4
for the previous three seasons. Attendees are responsible for their own
travel, lodging, and meals with discounted room rates available at the symposium
venue, the Minneapolis Airport Marriott. Registration is $475 with a special
$425 early bird rate for reservations prior to January 1, 2019. The cut-off
date for reservations is July 5, 2019. You can download a copy of the
Symposium flyer
here You'll
notice that the symposium offers advanced officiating training
conducted by an elite team of instructors from the NHL, AHL, IIHF, NCAA, and
USA Hockey.
USA Hockey has established the Tenured Official program for Officials
who have demonstrated a long-term dedication to the USA Hockey Officiating
Program. The first group of Tenured Officials will be established
during the 2019-2020 season. Attendance at the Advanced Officiating Symposium
is required in order to earn Tenured status.
Tenured Officials will not be required to attend an annual Officiating
Education classroom seminar or pass the closed book test
in order to renew their registration. In order to renew their annual
registration, Tenured Officials will be required to complete
an abbreviated Online Education Module and pass of the Open Book Rules test.
Background screening and SafeSport is still required. Tenured status will
continue as long as the Official maintains his or her completed registration
status. You must be a completely registered Level 3 or Level 4 Official
for the previous three seasons in order to apply for Tenured status.
You can read more about the USA Hockey Tenured Official program
and the Annual Officiating Symposium at the USA Hockey
USA Hockey Tenured Officials
page.
Officiating Assignments
USA Hockey has added the ability for Referees to select the districts where
they can be assigned to work games. Your completed USA Hockey registration entitles you
to officiate any USA Hockey-sanctioned game nationwide. Your registration is
based on your home address. You are automatically registered you in your home
district, but if you work games in another district, you can add that district to
your USA Hockey Profile.
This will release your registration information to assigners in that district so
they can verify your eligibility to work games.
For example, if you live in West Virginia, you will be registered in the
Mid-American district. If you work games in Maryland, you should add the
Southeastern District to your profile. A list of the USA Hockey national
districts can be found in the
USA Hockey Directory.
We have full instructions on how to update your profile on our
Out-Of-District Officials
page.
USA Hockey does not maintain background screening information, so you are
still responsible for sending your background screening to the Screening
Coordinator for the other districts. Instructions for the Southeastern District
background screening can be found on our
Background Screening
page.
You Make the Call!
During a Midget (U-16) game, you mistakenly assess a major plus a misconduct for butt-ending. After the game, while reviewing the scoresheet, you realize that the correct penalty should have been a major plus a game misconduct.
What is the Call?
Click the Submit button to see the correct answer and to see how others have answered.