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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