The Atlantic District Officiating Program will host USA Hockey Seminars for new and returning officials starting in mid-August. Details on those seminars along with registration instructions will be posted on this website in early July.
If there are any questions, please contact USA Hockey Atlantic District Referee-in-Chief Tony Mariconda at tonyrefx3 [at] aol.com.
Tony Mariconda wrote, "I am pleased to announce that Matthew McNulty 2nd was born on Monday May 25th at 10:43pm. He weighed in at 8 pounds 12 ounces and 22 1/4 inches."
"Mother and son are doing great."
Congratulations to Matt McNulty and his family!
Bob Fyrer wrote:
The Lehigh Valley Ice Hockey Officials Association is putting together our First Annual Penalty Shot Open to benefit the Special Olympics groups in the Lehigh Valley. It will be held at the Bethlehem Golf Club in Bethlehem, PA on Friday, June 12th. Our goal is to have a nice day where we can raise money for this great organization and also show that our local officials want to give back to the community.
At this point, we need golfers, hole sponsors, door prizes, raffle items and anything else we can come up with. Ed Norman, the Vice President of our Association, is coordinating the effort for us. You can feel free to contact Ed or myself – I hope that we can rally and even if you can just come golf yourself or bring some friends, a great time will be had by all!
If you have people from out of town that want to or need to stay, I can work with a local hotel to get a good rate for you too. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
Bob can be reached by email at bfyrer [at] powerstride.net.
Tony Mariconda wrote:
Each year, the Milt Kaufman Award is presented to someone at each USA Hockey Officiating Instructor Training program. Milt Kaufman was the original Camp Director for this program when it first started in the mid-80’s. The criteria for this award embodies the characteristics best displayed by Milt: Leadership, Class, Character, Integrity and Friendship.
It is my pleasure to report that the winner of this prestigious award at the recent 2009 Eastern Instructor Training camp at Lake Placid was Atlantic District Official Rob Navickas.
Congratulations to Rob on receiving this honor!
Tony Mariconda wrote:
Congratulations to Ian Walsh! On Thursday, April 16th Ian became the first Atlantic District official to serve as the Referee in a Stanley Cup Playoff game.
(Pat Dapuzzo had previously worked as a Linesman.)
Ian was a Referee in Detroit for the Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings game that was Game 1 of the series in the Western Conference Quarterfinals.
[ Photo of Ian Walsh courtesy of The National Hockey League ]
Additional information: Profile of Ian Walsh from The National Hockey League Officials' Association.
The Atlantic District Officiating Program is pushing back the opening of registration for the 2008-2009 Spring Seminars to 7:00pm Eastern Time on Monday, March 9.
This change is being made in order to give officiating candidates who cannot register for a seminar at their school or workplace a better opportunity to get a seat for the seminar of their choice.
Plans for our added USA Hockey Officiating Seminars are now set. Here are the details:
Registration will open online on the AAHArefs Seminar Schedule Page on Monday, March 9th and will be on a first-come-first-served basis.
Officials may register for only ONE of these Seminars. Duplicate registrations will result in the name being removed from both lists.
Officials MUST make the commitment to participate for the entire day.
Tom McCullough wrote, "Brett Riggs passed away last week. The Oaks officials have put together a fund and sent the money to Brett's memory at the Cardiac Center at Children's Hospital."
Here is the obituary, courtesy of R.L. Williams, Jr. Funeral Home, where online condolences may be left for Brett's family:
Brett Riggs, 24, passed away of natural causes on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009. He was a lifelong resident of Skippack.
... He was the son of Glen R. and Mary ‘Candy’ (Kane) Riggs of Skippack and was a 2003 graduate of Perkiomen Valley High School.
He was employed with Johnson Matthey of Devon.
Brett played in ice hockey leagues on several teams since he was 6 years old and also served as a referee.
He was a big race car fan who enjoyed sprint, dirt and NASCAR. He enjoyed golfing and attained his first hole-in-one earlier this year in Myrtle Beach, SC. In addition to his parents, he is survived by two sisters, Melanie L. Fulmer and her husband Tom and their children Morgan and Aaron of Phoenixville, and Jamie E. Riggs of Skippack; his paternal grandmother, Dorothy E. Riggs of Blairsville, GA; aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing from 6 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 18 at the R. L. Williams, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc., Skippack Pike @ Cedars Road, Skippack.
Friends are invited to attend his memorial service on Thursday at 11 a.m. at New Hanover United Methodist Church, 2211 Swamp Pike, Gilbertsville. There will not be a Viewing or a receiving time at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Brett’s memory to Cardiac Center of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street & Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19104.
Luke Murray wrote:
When the World University Games kick off February 18 in Harbin, China, Atlantic District official Kate Connolly will be one of three American officials working the international event.
A Philadelphia resident, Connolly holds an IIHF license and was assigned to officiate the Four Nations Cup tournament this past November, held at the Olympic Training Facility in Lake Placid.
At that tournament, the 25-year old Connolly worked a USA-Canada tilt
highlighted by a United States win in a six-round shootout following an
overtime period.
Only three months earlier she skated several exhibition games between the
two teams during summertime friendly matches.
Connolly joins referees Tara Leighton of Fairbanks, Alaska and Laura
Johnson, of St. Louis, MO on the ice and Supervisors Stacey Livingston and
USA Hockey Director of Officiating Matt Leaf at the games from the United States.
The World University Games conclude Friday, February 27.
The Atlantic District female officials are also well-represented at the international adult women's levels this year with Kinnelon, NJ's Meghan Hishmeh traveling to Finland to work the IIHF Women's A Pool World Championships. Andrea
Weissman, also of Philadelphia will head to Austria for the IIHF's Division
I World Championships. Both Tournaments will take place in April.
USA Hockey is looking for a Coordinator for the Officiating Education Program at their headquarters in Colorado Springs, CO.
The person hired for this job will be responsible for: "Development and implementation of officiating education initiatives, supervise officials and instruct at officiating seminars, assist Director of Officiating and Manager Officiating Administration with day-to-day operations."
For more information and details about how to apply, please read the job description (in Adobe Acrobat format). Completed applications must be received by USA Hockey by March 2, 2009.
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