Referees Corey Syvret and Gord Dwyer are paired up for the first time this season; they worked 3 games together last season. Linespersons Brandon Grillo and Ryan Gibbons are together for the first ...

Newly-hired linesperson Anthony Lapointe is the first official of the Class of 2026 to make his NHL debut. Lapointe took the ice wearing #63 alongside fellow linesperson Scott Cherrey (#50), with ...

The new NCAA ice hockey rulebook is out, and it’s a big one. Secretary-rules editor Steve Piotrowski called this year’s batch 21 universal changes “perhaps the most he could remember entering a single ...

Columbus enforcer Mathieu Olivier turned a dead play into a melee when he tapped the puck into the empty net after a whistle, giving the Sabres a 5-on-3.

The Nashville Predators won the first Coach’s Challenge of 2026-27 after they successfully challenged for goaltender interference on Thursday night, erasing what would have been a 3-0 Minnesota lead ...

The NHL sent all 32 teams a video outlining this season’s uniform enforcement push - including the controversial jersey tuck penalty. Watch it here.

The on-ice officials thought Marco Rossi batted the puck into the Edmonton net with his glove. The Situation Room in Toronto saw it differently.

After a busy preseason, most of the NHL officials are ready to go. A few, though, remain sidelined for the start of the season.

Three NHL players will open 2026-27 on the sidelines, already suspended before the start of the season: Charlie McAvoy, Ridly Grieg, and Connor Hellebuyck ...

Referees: Luc Brzustowski, Josh Grimm, Tyler Hascall, Nick Parody, Cole Sellers, Harry Smith, Rocco Stachowiak, Carson Wood Linespersons: Will Anderson, Owen Bennett ...

The Rangers’ Alberts Smits laid a heavy hit on Tampa’s Erik Cernak in front of the Lightning bench on Thursday, but linesman Ryan Daisy got the worst of it.

Chris Rooney and Wes McCauley each addressed the teams before Tuesday’s season-opening faceoffs, continuing the senior officials’ opening-night speech tradition ...