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NHL Scouting & Development
NHL Skill Set
SkatingJudgment
Comportment
Grass Roots
• Lance Roberts• Hockey Canada, USA Hockey• Officiating Program Of Excellence:
Eastern – Halifax, NS Western – Kamloops, BCCentral – 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
• ObjectiveCreate 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 times 24– Flex games 20
80• Objective
Establishes talent bar for the groupsQualifies Officials from feeder system
NHL Officials - Scouting
• Ken Wheler– 7 AHL contracted Officials, 4 times 28 – 6 Group 1 Officials, 6 times 36– 6 Group 2 Officials, 3 times 18
82• ObjectiveEstablishes talent bar for AHL contracted, Groups 1
&2Qualifies Officials from feeder system
NHL Officials - Scouting
• Terry Gregson• Bob Hall• Bill McCreary• Mic McGeough• Rob Shick– 3 AHL contracted Officials 4 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• 20 - 1st Round• 12 - 2nd Round• 8 - 3rd Round• 4 – Stanley Cup Finals
Thank You
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