The Atlantic District Officiating program will host USA Hockey Seminars for new and returning officials beginning on Saturday, August 15 and continuing through Sunday, November 1 at various arenas throughout the District.

The Seminar Schedule is listed on this website at http://www.aaharefs.org/seminar_schedule.php, along with detailed registration instructions.

If there are any questions, please contact USA Hockey Atlantic District Referee-in-Chief Tony Mariconda at tonyrefx3 [at] aol.com.

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The sixth annual Atlantic District Officiating Development Camp took place from June 11 to 14, 2009 at Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, NJ. Twelve of the best young officials in the Atlantic District were selected to participate after a competitive application process.

The Officiating Development Camp was launched by NHL Referee Ian Walsh, the camp's director, with the goal of getting male and female officials from the Atlantic District ready to succeed at USA Hockey's Eastern Regional Officiating Camp.

Atlantic District Officiating Development Camp participants and staff: Left to right: Tim Lyons, Terrence Murphy, Ian Walsh, JP Waleski, Kate Connolly, Pat Cunningham, Brian Skursky, Kris Ungvarsky, Bill Novitski, Jonah Paul, Peter Schlittnehardt, Chris Bluem, Meghan Cassidy, Laura Gosnell, Danielle Bugge, Bob Walter, Dave Brown. [ Photo: Dave Zulla ]

The staff also included Brett Sheva, Chris Pitoscia, Kate Connolly, Tim Nowak, Dave Brown, Mike McDevitt, and Tom Steinel.

Camp participants this year also got to hear from several guest speakers during the four-day camp. This year guests included NHL Linesman Tim Nowak, USA Hockey Officiating Development Program Director Scott Brand, Atlantic Junior Hockey League Referee-in-Chief Chris Allman, Atlantic District Referee-in-Chief Tony Mariconda, and Atlantic District President Tom Koester.

Thanks to Mike McDevitt for his contributions to this article.

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For the fourth consecutive year the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) will be holding an open tryout at the ESL Sports Centre in Rochester, N.Y. for individuals interested in officiating intercollegiate men’s and women’s ice hockey.

The tryout will take place from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 15. Candidates will go through an on-ice skating session and will complete the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Ice Hockey Rules Exam.

Individuals interested in attending the tryout must register at www.ecac.org. Questions regarding the tryout can be sent to Michael Letzeisen, ECAC Director of Sport Administration (mletzeisen@ecac.org, 508-771-5060 ext. 236).

The ECAC assigns officials for the ECAC Men’s East Ice Hockey League, ECAC Men’s West Ice Hockey League, ECAC Northeast Ice Hockey League, ECAC Women’s East Ice Hockey League, ECAC Women’s West Ice Hockey League, Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference (MASCAC), New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC), Niagara University, Robert Morris College, the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) and Syracuse University.

Link To Registration Form: http://www.ecac.org/officiating/ice/Forms/09_tryout_reg_roch

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