Officiating Staff Announced for 2011 Rogers OHL Championship Series

Press Release

Toronto, ON – The Ontario Hockey League today announced the officiating staff for the 2011 Rogers OHL Championship Series between the Mississauga Majors and the Owen Sound Attack set to begin Tuesday night at the Hershey Centre.

Referees named to work the series are veterans Craig Spada of Ridgeway, Ontario, Sean Reid of Ottawa, Ontario, Scott Hoberg of Clinton Township, Michigan, along with Scott Ferguson of Mississauga, Ontario and David Lewis of Whitby, Ontario.

Linesmen selected to work the series are Jordan Browne (Oshawa), Kevin Hastings (Kitchener), Ryan Lachine (LaSalle), Matt Traub (Thornhill), Sean Pindar (Etobicoke) and Jesse Wilmot (Hamilton).

Hoberg and Spada are working their fifth Championship Series, Reid is working his forth and Ferguson and Lewis their first. Among the linesmen, Hastings is working his ninth finals while Lachine and Traub are working their sixth, with Browne, Pindar and Wilmot making their first appearance in the finals.

In addition to the nine officials working the Championship Series, veteran referee Darcy Burchell is currently representing Hockey Canada at the 2011 IIHF Men's World Championship in Slovakia.

Associate sponsors for the Rogers OHL Championship Series are All Weather Windows and Subway, with Affiliate Sponsors Old Dutch, Jack Link’s, Chrysler, Kal Tire, Painter’s Mate Green, and Husky.



Rogers OHL Championship Series Officiating Staff:



Referees Yrs (Yrs as Referee)

Scott Ferguson 4 (4)

Scott Hoberg 15 (7)

David Lewis 7 (5)

Sean Reid 12 (8)

Craig Spada 8 (7)



Linesmen

Jordan Browne 4

Kevin Hastings 12

Ryan Lachine 8

Sean Pindar 4

Matt Traub 6

Jesse Wilmot 3

(Nathan can be reached at fourniern@students.nescom.edu)