Referee: A referee is also considered the main on-ice official. They are in charge of calling any penalties that occur. Refs are easily identified by the orange bands worn on the sleeves of their uniform. In some games, there may be two referees on the ice to allow officials to enforce the rules of the game.
Linesmen: A hockey linesman has one main responsibility – to watch the play at the blue lines so that offsides. Offside passes and icing can be called correctly. There are usually two linesmen on the ice, one patrolling the neutral zone in front of the benches, and the other on the opposite side of the ice near the penalty boxes.
Goal Judges: A goal judge in hockey has one sole responsibility – to watch the puck and report when it crosses the red line into the net. Games that employ goal judges will have one judge for each end of the ice. With modern technology, some goal judges may not need to be at ice-level, but instead just monitor the goal area via a video camera and monitor.
Official Scorer: The official scorer in hockey is responsible for recording all the events that occur during the game, not just the scoring plays. The official scorer records goals, assists and penalties. For each goal; they must mark the exact time a goal is scored, the number of the player who put the puck in the net and the number, or numbers, of any players who assisted on the play.
Linesmen: A hockey linesman has one main responsibility – to watch the play at the blue lines so that offsides. Offside passes and icing can be called correctly. There are usually two linesmen on the ice, one patrolling the neutral zone in front of the benches, and the other on the opposite side of the ice near the penalty boxes.
Goal Judges: A goal judge in hockey has one sole responsibility – to watch the puck and report when it crosses the red line into the net. Games that employ goal judges will have one judge for each end of the ice. With modern technology, some goal judges may not need to be at ice-level, but instead just monitor the goal area via a video camera and monitor.
Official Scorer: The official scorer in hockey is responsible for recording all the events that occur during the game, not just the scoring plays. The official scorer records goals, assists and penalties. For each goal; they must mark the exact time a goal is scored, the number of the player who put the puck in the net and the number, or numbers, of any players who assisted on the play.
