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Before the
Stanley Cup playoffs The Stanley Cup playoffs (french: Les séries éliminatoires de la Coupe Stanley) is an elimination tournament in the National Hockey League (NHL) consisting of four rounds of best-of-seven series to determine the league champion and the winner ...
, a list of forty on-ice officials are named to work: Twenty
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and twenty linesmen. They are paired up in each round, traveling and working together between the series. Usually, they are never assigned to work two games between two teams they have already seen. This does not apply if a series reaches seven games, or at any point in time beginning in the third round. If a
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is reached, those who have been assigned to work in the next round will call the series-deciding game. If at any time a referee or linesman is injured or unable to work, there is a standby official; he is there in the event that one of the officials cannot continue in the game. Throughout the playoffs, the list of officials is minimized. * During the second round, twenty-four officials (twelve referees and twelve linesmen) work games. * During the third round, sixteen officials (eight referees and eight linesmen) work games. In the final round of cuts, the list is reduced to ten officials: Five referees and five linesmen. They are named as Stanley Cup Finals officials. They are no longer in pairs; they will rotate so that all officials are involved in the series. If the Stanley Cup Finals reach a game seven, the top two referees and two linesmen will be assigned to officiate the game.


2022―present


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Referees *
Steve Kozari Steve Kozari (born June 20, 1973) is a National Hockey League referee, who wears uniform number 40. He was born in 1973 in Penticton, British Columbia. Then graduated from Penticton High School in 1991. He has been a member of the NHL Officials ...
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Wes McCauley Wes McCauley (born January 11, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and current National Hockey League (NHL) referee. He is the son of John McCauley, who was also an NHL referee, and his wife Irene. A defenceman during his p ...
* Dan O'Rourke *
Chris Rooney Chris Rooney (born May 26, 1975, in South Boston, Massachusetts) is a National Hockey League referee, who wears uniform number 5. His first NHL regular season game was Tampa Bay Lightning Vs Atlanta Thrashers on November 22, 2000. He also worked ...
*
Kelly Sutherland Kelly Sutherland (born April 18, 1971, in Richmond, British Columbia, Richmond, British Columbia) is a National Hockey League official (ice hockey), referee who wears uniform number 11. Career Sutherland was one of the referees for the 2010 ...
Linesmen * Steve Barton * Scott Cherrey * Brad Kovachik * Kiel Murchison * Jonny Murray


2022 Stanley Cup Finals The 2022 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2021–22 season and the culmination of the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs. The series was between the Eastern Conference and two-time defending Stanley ...

Referees * Gord Dwyer * Jean Hebert * Wes McCauley * Chris Rooney * Kelly Sutherland Linesmen * Steve Barton * Ryan Daisy * Brad Kovachik * Kiel Murchison * Jonny Murray


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In 2021, the NHL broke teams up into new divisions: Three in the United States, and one in Canada. The referees and linesmen were semi-restricted from crossing the border throughout the regular season, only being allowed to move between the two countries either when they were re-assigned to work games, or when the semifinals began (and including the final). Referees * Francis Charron * Gord Dwyer * Eric Furlatt * Dan O'Rourke * Kelly Sutherland Linesmen * David Brisebois * Scott Cherrey * Michel Cormier * Kiel Murchison * Jonny Murray


2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...

In 2020, the playoffs looked a little different. Referees and linesmen were placed in two separate bubbles for the qualifier round and the first two rounds (
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for the Eastern Conference and
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for the Western Conference). The sixteen remaining officials would come together in Edmonton when there were four teams remaining in the playoffs. As part of the NHLOA's recent
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, 2020 was the first year they would name five referees and five linesmen to the Cup Final. Next to each official is the bubble in which they started the playoffs in. Referees * Francis Charron (Toronto) * Steve Kozari (Edmonton) * Wes McCauley (Toronto) * Dan O'Rourke (Edmonton) * Kelly Sutherland (Edmonton) Linesmen * Derek Amell (Toronto) * Steve Barton (Toronto) * Scott Cherrey (Edmonton) * Brad Kovachik (Edmonton) * Matt MacPherson (Toronto)


2019

Before the
2019 Stanley Cup Finals The 2019 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2018–19 season and the culmination of the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Western Conference champion St. Louis Blues defeated the Eastern Confere ...
, the NHL assigned five referees and four linesmen to the series: Something they hadn't done since 2001. This was done, possibly because one of the referees (Wes McCauley) had sustained a leg injury during game six of the Western Conference Final and left the game. Even though he was named to work the Finals, he did not work in the seven-game series. Referees * Gord Dwyer * Steve Kozari * Wes McCauley * Chris Rooney * Kelly Sutherland Linesmen * Derek Amell * Scott Cherrey *
Greg Devorski Greg Devorski (born August 3, 1969 in Guelph, Ontario) is a National Hockey League linesman since the 1993–94 NHL season, who wears uniform number 54 since the 1994–95 NHL season.http://www.nhlofficials.com/member_listing.asp?member_id=2268 G ...
* Pierre Racicot


2002-2018

Beginning with the
2002 Stanley Cup Finals The 2002 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2001–02 season, and the culmination of the 2002 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested by the Western Conference champion Detroit Red Wings and the ...
, the NHL assigned two referees and two linesmen for each game. A total of eight on-ice officials are named: Four referees and four linesmen.


2018 Stanley Cup Finals The 2018 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2017–18 season and the culmination of the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Eastern Conference champion Washington Capitals defeated the Western Co ...

Referees *
Marc Joannette Marc Joannette (born November 3, 1968) is a National Hockey League referee, who wears uniform number 25. As of the end of the 2007–08 NHL season, he has officiated 470 regular season and 28 playoff games. His first game was on October 1, 1999. He ...
* Wes McCauley * Chris Rooney * Kelly Sutherland Linesmen * Derek Amell * Greg Devorski * Matt MacPherson * Jonny Murray


2017 Stanley Cup Finals The 2017 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2016–17 season, and the culmination of the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Eastern Conference champion and defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburg ...

Referees * Wes McCauley *
Brad Meier Brad Meier (born April 11, 1967, in Dayton, Ohio) is a National Hockey League (NHL) referee, who wore uniform number 34. Meier's first game as an NHL official was in the 1999–2000 NHL season. Meier was officiating on December 8, 2009, when Marti ...
*
Dan O'Halloran Dan O'Halloran (born March 25, 1964 in Essex, Ontario) is a National Hockey League referee, who wears uniform number 13. He was one of the selected referees who officiated the 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and the 2017 St ...
*
Kevin Pollock Kevin Pollock (born February 7, 1970) is a Canadian ice hockey official. He has worked in the National Hockey League since the 1999–2000 NHL season, and officiated in ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament. Career Kevi ...
Linesmen * Scott Cherrey * Shane Heyer * Brad Kovachik * Brian Murphy


2016 Stanley Cup Finals The 2016 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2015–16 season, and the culmination of the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Eastern Conference champion Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Western Co ...

Referees * Wes McCauley * Dan O'Halloran * Dan O'Rourke * Kelly Sutherland Linesmen * Derek Amell * Brian Murphy * Jonny Murray * Pierre Racicot


2015 Stanley Cup Finals

Referees * Wes McCauley * Dan O'Halloran * Kevin Pollock * Kelly Sutherland Linesmen * Derek Amell * Shane Heyer * Brian Murphy * Pierre Racicot


2014 Stanley Cup Finals The 2014 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) season, and the culmination of the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs. The League realigned its divisions prior to the season, and changed the structure of th ...

Referees * Wes McCauley * Steve Kozari * Dan O'Halloran * Brad Watson Linesmen * Derek Amell *
Scott Driscoll Scott Nicolaus Driscoll (born 16 April 1975) is a former Australian politician, national peak industry association president, company director and a businessman. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from March 2012 until ...
* Shane Heyer * Brad Kovachik


2013 Stanley Cup Finals The 2013 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) season, and the conclusion of the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Western Conference playoff champion Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Eastern Conf ...

Referees * Wes McCauley * Dan O'Halloran * Chris Rooney * Brad Watson Linesmen * Shane Heyer * Brian Murphy * Pierre Racicot *
Jay Sharrers Jay Sharrers (born July 3, 1967 in Jamaica and raised in Hope, British Columbia) is a Canadian former ice hockey linesman, and a one-time referee, in the National Hockey League (NHL) who wore uniform number 57. As of March 2010, Sharrers had of ...


2012 Stanley Cup Finals The 2012 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) season, and the culmination of the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Western Conference playoff champion Los Angeles Kings defeated the Eastern Con ...

Referees * Dan O'Halloran * Dan O'Rourke * Chris Rooney * Brad Watson Linesmen * Derek Amell * Jean Morin * Jonny Murray * Pierre Racicot


2011 Stanley Cup Finals The 2011 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) , and the culmination of the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Eastern Conference champion Boston Bruins defeated the Western Conference champion Vanc ...

Referees * Dan O'Halloran * Dan O'Rourke * Kelly Sutherland * Stephen Walkom Linesmen * Steve Miller * Jean Morin * Pierre Racicot * Jay Sharrers


2010 Stanley Cup Finals The 2010 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2009–10 season, and the culmination of the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Western Conference champion Chicago Blackhawks ...

Referees * Bill McCreary * Dan O'Halloran * Kelly Sutherland * Stephen Walkom Linesmen * Greg Devorski * Steve Miller * Jean Morin * Pierre Racicot


2009 Stanley Cup Finals The 2009 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2008–09 season, and the culmination of the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Eastern Conference champion Pittsburgh Penguin ...

Referees *
Paul Devorski Paul Devorski (born August 18, 1958) is a retired National Hockey League referee, who wore uniform number 10 beginning in the 1994–95 NHL season. He refereed his first NHL game on October 14, 1989, and has been wearing a helmet while refereei ...
* Marc Joannette *
Dennis LaRue Dennis LaRue (born July 14, 1959, in Savannah, Georgia) has been a National Hockey League referee since the 1990–91 NHL season, and has worn the uniform number 14 since the 1994–95 NHL season.http://www.nhlofficials.com/member_listing.asp?memb ...
* Bill McCreary Linesmen * Derek Amell * Steve Miller * Jean Morin * Pierre Racicot


2008 Stanley Cup Finals The 2008 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2007–08 season, and the culmination of the 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Western Conference champion Detroit Red Wings a ...

Referees * Paul Devorski * Marc Joannette * Dan O'Halloran * Brad Watson Linesmen * Shane Heyer * Jean Morin * Pierre Racicot * Jay Sharrers


2007 Stanley Cup Finals The 2007 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2006–07 season, and the culmination of the 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Western Conference champion Anaheim Ducks and th ...

Referees * Paul Devorski * Bill McCreary * Dan O'Halloran * Brad Watson Linesmen * Scott Driscoll * Shane Heyer * Jean Morin * Jay Sharrers


2006 Stanley Cup Finals

Referees * Paul Devorski * Bill McCreary * Michael McGeough * Brad Watson Linesmen * Greg Devorski * Jean Morin * Pierre Racicot * Jay Sharrers


2004 Stanley Cup Finals The 2004 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2003–04 season, and the culmination of the 2004 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Eastern Conference champion Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Western ...

Referees * Kerry Fraser * Bill McCreary * Stephen Walkom * Brad Watson Linesmen * Scott Driscoll * Brian Murphy * Ray Scapinello * Mark Wheler


2003 Stanley Cup Finals The 2003 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2002–03 season, and the culmination of the 2003 Stanley Cup playoffs. The second-seeded Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Devils defeated th ...

Referees * Paul Devorski *
Dan Marouelli Dan Marouelli (born July 16, 1955, in Edmonton, Alberta) is an ex-National Hockey League referee, who wore uniform number 6 from the 1994–95 NHL season until his retirement. Career Marouelli's NHL career started on November 2, 1984, and wore a ...
* Bill McCreary * Brad Watson Linesmen * Brad Lazarowich * Brian Murphy * Tim Nowak * Mark Wheler


2002 Stanley Cup Finals

Referees * Paul Devorski *
Don Koharski Don Koharski (born December 2, 1955) is a retired professional ice hockey referee in the National Hockey League. He currently resides in Tampa, Florida, with his wife, with whom he has two sons. Starting with the 1994–95 NHL season, he wore unif ...
* Bill McCreary * Stephen Walkom Linesmen * Brad Lazarowich * Jean Morin * Brian Murphy * Dan Schachte


1999-2001

Between the
1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shoot ...
and 2001 playoff seasons, the National Hockey League implemented a two referee, two linesman system. Five referees and four linesmen were named to work in the finals.


2001 Stanley Cup Finals

Referees * Paul Devorski * Kerry Fraser * Dan Marouelli * Bill McCreary *
Rob Shick Rob Shick (born December 4, 1957 in Port Alberni, British Columbia) is a retired National Hockey League referee beginning with the 1985–86 NHL season. He retired in March 2009. He wore uniform number 16 since the 1994–95 NHL season.http://w ...
* Linesmen * Kevin Collins * Brad Lazarowich * Dan Schachte * Mark Wheler


2000 Stanley Cup Finals The 2000 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1999–2000 season, and the culmination of the 2000 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested by the Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Devils aga ...

Referees * Kerry Fraser *
Terry Gregson Terry Gregson (born November 7, 1953) is a retired NHL Referee. Gregson served as the National Hockey League Director of Officiating from 2009 through 2013. He was formerly a referee in the NHL from 1979 until 2004. He wore a helmet from the mi ...
* Don Koharski * Dan Marouelli * Bill McCreary Linesmen * Gord Broseker * Ray Scapinello * Dan Schachte * Jay Sharrers


1999 Stanley Cup Finals

Referees * Kerry Fraser * Terry Gregson * Don Koharski * Dan Marouelli * Bill McCreary Linesmen * Gord Broseker * Kevin Collins * Ray Scapinello * Jay Sharrers


1979-1998

The National Hockey League used a single referee for each playoff game, with a rotation of three referees for the series. The referee with the highest regular-season performance rating was assigned games one, four, and seven; the second-highest rated referee was assigned games two and five; and the third-highest rated referee was assigned games three and six.
1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...
* Terry Gregson * Don Koharski * Bill McCreary
1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson ...
* Terry Gregson * Bill McCreary * Andy Van Hellemond
1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of humanity on Earth, astrophysicist ...
*Kerry Fraser *Don Koharski *Andy Van Hellemond
1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 **Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal enter ...
* Kerry Fraser * Don Koharski * Andy Van Hellemond 1982 * Wally Harris * Andy Van Hellemond * Ron Wicks
1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; '' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of ...
* Kerry Fraser * Terry Gregson * Bill McCreary
1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peacefu ...
* Kerry Fraser * Terry Gregson * Andy Van Hellemond
1989 File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxon Valdez oil tanker runs ...
* Kerry Fraser * Denis Morel * Andy Van Hellemond
1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...
* Kerry Fraser *
Bryan Lewis Bryan Lewis (born September 10, 1942) is a Canadian municipal politician and a former referee and Director of Officiating for the National Hockey League. Lewis was born in Alliston, Ontario. His first NHL experience was in the 1967-68 NHL se ...
* Andy Van Hellemond
1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...
* Bryan Lewis * Dave Newell * Andy Van Hellemond 1996 * Don Koharski * Bill McCreary *
Andy Van Hellemond Andy Van Hellemond (born February 16, 1948) is a Canadian former National Hockey League referee and a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame since 1999. He is also a former municipal politician, serving on city council for the City of Guelph, Ontario f ...
1992 * Terry Gregson * Don Koharski * Andy Van Hellemond
1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Bicenten ...
* Don Koharski * Denis Morel * Andy Van Hellemond
1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...
* Bryan Lewis * Dave Newell * Andy Van Hellemond 1980 * Wally Harris * Bob Myers * Andy Van Hellemond
1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The Great Hanshin earthquake str ...
* Kerry Fraser * Terry Gregson * Bill McCreary
1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phi ...
* Kerry Fraser * Don Koharski * Andy Van Hellemond
1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, ...
* Don Koharski * Dave Newell * Andy Van Hellemond
1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning ...
* Wally Harris * Bryan Lewis * Andy Van Hellemond
1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the '' International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the '' Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the so ...
* Bob Myers * Dave Newell * Andy Van Hellemond


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References

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