Dan Hanoomansingh
Hockey Canada has selected 40 officials—20 referees and 20 linespersons—for the 2026 World Junior Summer Showcase and 2026 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, and a pair of series against the United States featuring Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team and Canada’s National Women’s Development Team.
“This slate of summer events presents our officials with an opportunity to test themselves in international environments,” said Dan Hanoomansingh (Vancouver, BC), officiating manager for Hockey Canada. “Just like the players, our officials aspire to officiate top international competition. These events are crucial opportunities to measure their progress and receive high-level coaching in an elite environment.”
The Hockey Canada Officiating Program of Excellence (OPOE) provides a pathway for Canadian officials to be selected for top national and international assignments. All officials are recommended by their provincial or regional Member before attending development camps and receive ongoing feedback prior to event selections.
2026 World Junior Summer Showcase (Windsor, ON)
|
Name |
Member |
Role |
|
Mathieu Boudreau |
Hockey Québec |
Referee |
|
Adam Burnett |
Ontario Hockey Federation |
Linesperson |
|
Tanner Doiron |
Hockey PEI |
Referee |
|
Nick Grenier |
Hockey Manitoba |
Linesperson |
|
Antoine Huot |
Hockey Quebec |
Linesperson |
|
Chad Ingalls |
Ontario Hockey Federation |
Referee |
|
Spencer Knox |
Ontario Hockey Federation |
Linesperson |
|
Dan Kovachik |
Ontario Hockey Federation |
Linesperson |
|
Bobby Jo Love |
BC Hockey |
Referee |
|
Jarrod Lucoe |
BC Hockey |
Referee |
|
Samuel Paré |
Hockey Québec |
Linesperson |
|
Luke Pye |
Ontario Hockey Federation |
Referee |
|
Ty Skene |
Hockey Saskatchewan |
Referee |
|
Tyson Stewart |
Hockey Eastern Ontario |
Referee |
|
Brennan Walker |
BC Hockey |
Linesperson |
|
Jesse Wood-Schatz |
Hockey Alberta |
Referee |
The officiating coaches for the 2026 World Junior Summer Showcase are Hanoomansingh and Scott Oakman (Toronto, ON).
2026 Hlinka Gretzky Cup (Edmonton, AB)
|
Name |
Member |
Role |
|
Gage Argue |
Ontario Hockey Federation |
Linesperson |
|
Antoine Bujold-Roux |
Hockey Eastern Ontario |
Linesperson |
|
Evan Conrod |
Ontario Hockey Federation |
Linesperson |
|
Pierre-Olivier Couture |
Hockey Nova Scotia |
Linesperson |
|
David Elford |
Ontario Hockey Federation |
Referee |
|
Damian Figueira |
Ontario Hockey Federation |
Referee |
|
Ben Fortin |
Hockey Québec |
Linesperson |
|
Alexandre Gagné |
Hockey Québec |
Referee |
|
Josh Grimm |
Hockey Saskatchewan |
Referee |
|
Nathan Howes |
BC Hockey |
Linesperson |
|
Yannick Jobin-Manseau |
Hockey Québec |
Referee |
|
Matt Lattimer |
Hockey Alberta |
Linesperson |
|
Connor McCracken |
Ontario Hockey Federation |
Referee |
|
Josh Miko |
Hockey Manitoba |
Linesperson |
|
Jack Robinson |
Hockey PEI |
Referee |
|
Ben Solomon |
Hockey Alberta |
Referee |
The officiating coaches for the 2026 Hlinka Gretzky Cup are Mike Campbell (Surrey, BC), Hanoomansingh, Fraser Lawrence (Edmonton, AB) and Nathan Van Oosten (Victoria, BC).
Women’s Series vs. United States (Richmond, BC)
|
Name |
Member |
Role |
|
Gillian Allan |
OWHA |
Linesperson |
|
Jodi Anderson |
BC Hockey |
Linesperson |
|
Tara Benard-Rae |
OWHA |
Referee |
|
Hillary Brennan |
OWHA |
Referee |
|
Audrey-Anne Girard |
Hockey Québec |
Referee |
|
Melissa Pateman |
BC Hockey |
Linesperson |
As part of an exchange with USA Hockey, referee Kaitlyn Sauser (Hockey Saskatchewan) and linesperson Shadei Saadé (Hockey Québec) will participate in the USA Hockey Elite Officiating Camp in Lake Placid, New York. American referee Tasha Adams and linesperson Aimee Konet will join the six Canadian officials selected for the series in Richmond. This collaboration strives to create stronger competition and success for Canadian officials at the international level.
The officiating coaches for the series are Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie (Laval, QC) and Cianna Murray (Saskatoon, SK).
For more information about the Hockey Canada Officiating Program, visit HockeyCanada.ca/Officials.