Past camp participants ranged in age from 13 to 57 with some having never officiated to a few with 25+ years of working as a hockey official. The development of officials is taken very seriously at our camps and for that reason we are committed to continually improve our on-ice and classroom sessions. Our staff consists of the very best of amateur and professional officials who share their experie
nces both on and off the ice and work hard to provide you with the very best of on-ice instruction. Our classroom guru, Randy Pulsifer, is a former AHL level 6 official and recently has had to step down as President of Hockey Nova Scotia due to his recent election to the Hockey Canada Board of Directors to help develop a comprehensive plan to grow the game on a local and national level. Randy has a passion for teaching (he is also a High School Vice-Principal) and always brings something new to our interactive classroom program. Our camps are open to males and females, minimum age 13 at time of camp. Past camp participants ranged in age from 13 to 57 with experiences ranging from none to all the way up to many years at level 6. hockey or move up to the Pee Wee level, our camps are designed to provide you with the necessary tools needed to enhance your officiating skills or simply just get you started in officiating. I would like to thank our sponsors for their continued support and commitment over the years and welcome Castle Building Centres as a lead sponsor this year. Participation from our sponsors has enabled us to provide you with a first class weekend experience. We do ask that you visit our sponsor page and support those who support you. As we near the end of this hockey season, I ask you to continue to bring positive energy and effort to your game……..Don Koharski was an NHL official for 32 years and refereed 1,719 regular season games, 262 playoff games and 11 Stanley Cup Finals games. He entered the league in 1977 and worked 163 NHL games as a linesman before becoming a referee. His first game as a referee was Nov. 21, 1981. Since retiring from the ice in 2009, Don continues to work with the NHL as an Officiating Manager with the NHL.
“Koho has had an outstanding career as an NHL referee which spanned an impressive 28 plus seasons. The respect he has garnered is reflected in his relationships with players, coaches and teammates,” NHL Senior Vice President and Director of Officiating Stephen Walkom told NHL.com. “His love of playing hockey led him to officiating, which he turned into a Hall of Fame career, much to the benefit of our team.”
