NHL Scouting & Development

1. NHL Scouting & Development

2. NHL Skill Set Skating Judgment Comportment

3. Grass Roots • Lance Roberts • Hockey Canada, USA Hockey • Officiating Program Of Excellence: Eastern – Halifax, NS Western – Kamloops, BC Central – Oshawa, ON • selection

4. 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.

5. Grass Roots • Officiating Schools • Was the recruiting system • Supervisors, NHL on ice Officials • Qualify

6. Grass Roots • That is our current base line in search for officials with “IT”. • Next Step

7. 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

8. NHL Exposure • Former elite level players • Junior Hockey, College, Professional • NHL Office Toronto • Introduce to local association • Track & assist • Objective Create a new source of officials with proven segment of the skill set.

9. 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

10. 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 groups Qualifies Officials from feeder system

11. 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 • Objective Establishes talent bar for AHL contracted, Groups 1 &2 Qualifies Officials from feeder system

12. 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

13. NHL Officials - Development • Health and Wellness Director, Dave Smith • Training camp Medicals • Training camp fitness testing • Injury reporting and rehabilitation • Programs: diet, fitness, skating

14. 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

15. NHL Officials - Development • 33 - Referees • 33 – Linesmen • 20 - 1st Round • 12 - 2nd Round • 8 - 3rd Round • 4 – Stanley Cup Finals

16. Thank You Q&A