Ice Hockey Australia

Australia's International Referees

Australia has 13 Internationally Accredited 4 Referee's and 9 Linesman with the IIHF for the 2006/2007 season.

Referee ~ Rob Duchemin (IHNSW)
Referee ~ Jeff Scott (IHNSW)
Referee ~ Allan Wishewan (IHACT)
Referee ~ Jamie Miller (IHNSW)
Linesperson ~ Carolyn McDonald (IHQ)
Linesperson ~ Mathew Taylor (IHACT)
Linesperson ~ Jason Forbes (IHQ)
Linesperson ~ Mike Gainer (IHSA)
Linesperson ~ Chris Mason (IHACT)
Linesperson ~ Jason Ells (IHWA)
Linesperson ~ Adam McMahon (IHNSW)
Linesperson ~ Tim Bell (IHV)
Linesperson ~ Darryl Hamilton (IHV)

Congratulation to the following officials who have been appointed by the IIHF to officiate at the IIHF 2007 World Championships in Europe.

Rob Duchemin - Referee at the World Division III U20’s in Turkey.
Matt Taylor – Lineman at the Men’s World Senior Division III in Ireland.
Carolyn McDonald – Linesperson at the Women’s Division IV in Romania.

Congratulations to the 9 officials, who officiated and attended the 2007 World Policeman & Fireman Games in Adelaide in March 2007.

Carolyn MacDonald (IHQ)
Jason Forbes (IHQ)
Chris Mason (IHACT)
Steve DeWitt (IHV)
Tim Bell (IHV)
Cory Ross (IHSA)
Mike Gainer (IHSA)
David Ast (IHSA)
Dave Minson (IHWA)
John Poulson (IHSA) Assistant Officiating Supervisor
Allan Wishewan (IHACT) IHARIC / Supervisor

Allan Wishewan and Jamie Miller Attend
IIHF World Championship Division II, Group B In New Zealand

IHA Referee-in-Chief, Allan Wishewan and Referee, Jamie Miller attended the recent IIHF World Championship Division II, Group B held in Auckland, New Zealand from the 03rd to the 09th April 2006.

Allan was appointed by the IIHF to supervise the Championship's on-ice officials. Jamie was nominated as a linesperson with ten other officials from Japan, Czech Republic, USA, Korea, China and host country New Zealand.

Participating countries were China, Australia, Korea, Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, New Zealand and Mexico. China took Gold, Korea Silver and Australia Bronze.

The games between all three teams were close with only a two goal difference to determine the Gold medal winner.

IHA Referees Prepare for AIHL 2006 Season

The IHA Referees commenced preparations for the AIHL's 2006 season through their attendance at the IHA's 2006 AIHL Referees Seminar. IHA Referee-in-Chief, Allan Wishewan put together a comprehensive agenda complete with guest speakers from the Australian Rugby League and New South Wales Sports Commission.

The seminar was designed to review the various rule changes for the upcoming season and establish consistency in rule application. The referees were also put through an exhaustive on-ice skills skating testing program and team building exercise.

The League is shaping up to be played at an even higher level than in previous years. A large contingent of 2005 imports are returning and the majority of teams have employed overseas coaches. The first game is scheduled for Sunday the 08th April 2006 when the Central Coast Rhinos host the visiting Canberra Knights.

Allan Wishewan and Chris Mason Attend ASC Officiating - Mentorship Induction Workshop

IHA Referee-in-Chief, Allan Wishewan and IHA "Official of the Year" for 2005, Chris Mason attended the Australian Sports Commission's (ASC) Officiating-Mentorship Induction Workshop in Sydney, NSW from the 18 to 19 February 2006.

The Induction Workshop is an important component of the ASC's National Officiating Scholarship Program. The program is aimed to assist in the development of potential high performance officials, and to provide a pathway to 'fast-track' the official within elite level sport. As one of IHA's top on-ice officials, Chris Mason was awarded an ASC grant for the IHA's 2006 season.

The program also provides officials with an intense learning program. The structure of the program is based around the official undertaking three key elements:

Hands-on officiating under the guidance of an experienced mentor;
Upgrading (or updating) their officiating accreditation; and
Professional development activities (eg. observation of other officials, attendance at seminars/conferences, exposure to high level officiating and related debriefings).

2005 IHA Championships Referees

Congratulations to the following officials for their achievement in officiating in the 2005 National Championship.

2005 Brown National Championship

Bronze Medal Game - Referee, Jason Forbes, Linespersons, Allan Wishewan and Mike Gainer

Gold Medal Game - Referee, Martin Jones, Linespersons, Allan Wishewan and Mike Gainer

Jim McIntosh, Tony Myrtr Jr., Mark O'Brien for officiating in all other games.

Referee Supervisior - Allan Wishewan

2005 Tange National Championship

Bronze Medal Game - Referee - Mike Gainer, Linesperosns - Jason Eeles, Cory Ross

Gold Medal Game - Referee - Steve Dewitt, Linespersons - Mike Gainer, Tamra Jones

Thankyou to all the officials who also officiated in the tournament Ross Noga, Darryl Barbour, ,Neil Boyle.

2005 De Fris National Championships

Bronze Medal Game – Referee, Rob Duchemin, Linespersons Andre Lajoie and Adam McMahon

Gold Medal Game – Referee, Mark O’Brien, Linesperson Andre Lajoie and Adam McMahon

Special Thanks to Steve Clyde-Smith, Chris Mason and Allister Morrison, Allan Wishewan for officiating in all other games in the round robin and semi-finals.

Referee Supervisor - Allan Wishewan

2005 Ginsberg National Championship

Bronze Medal Game – Referee, Matt Taylor, Linesperson Allan Wishewan and Renata Manco.

Gold Medal Game – Referee, Chris Mason, Adam McMahon and Owen Turner.

Special Thanks to Keith Bowman Jim Zvonicek and Sofia De La Bar in officiating in all other games.

Referee Supervisor - Allan Wishewan

2005 McKowen National Championship

Gold Medal Game – Referee, Mike Gainer, Linespersons Renata Manco and Kym Kyungjin

Bronze Medal Game – Referee, David Ast, Linespersons, Cory Ross and Neil Boyle

Referee Supervisor - Allan Wishewan

2005 AIHL Finals

Semi Final Game - Referee, Rob Duchemin, Linesman, Jamie Miller and Chris Mason

Semi Final Game - Referee, Jeff Scott, Linesman, Matt Taylor and Jason Forbes

Grand Final Game - Referee. Rob Duchemin, Linesman, Jamie Miller and Chris Mason

Referee Supervisor - Allan Wishewan

2005/2006 IIHF Officials

The IIHF Licensing of 4 IHA Referees and 8 Linespersons for 2005/2006

Congratulations to:

Referee ~ Rob Duchemin (IHNSW)
Referee ~ Jeff Scott (IHNSW)
Referee ~ Allan Wishewan (IHACT)
Referee ~ Dave Minson (IHWA)
Linesperson ~ Stephen Clyde-Smith (IHACT)
Linesperson ~ Stephen DeWitt (IHV)
Linesperson ~ Carolyn McDonald (IHQ)
Linesperson ~ Jamie Miller (IHNSW)
Linesperson ~ Mathew Taylor (IHACT)
Linesperson ~ Jason Forbes (IHQ)
Linesperson ~ Mike Gainer (IHSA)
Linesperson ~ Chris Mason (IHACT)

IIHF World Championships Appointment

Congratulation to the following officials who have been appointed by the IIHF to participate at the IIHF 2006 World Championships.

Jamie Miller ~ Lineman at the World Senior Division II Group B in Auckland, New Zealand
Allan Wishewan ~ Supervisor at the World Senior Division II Group B in Auckland, New Zealand

Allan Wishewan and Rocky Padjen Honoured at ASC Ausport Awards 2005

Allan Wishewan was recognised for the ASC's "Officials Development Award" and his outstanding contribution to officiating with over thirty years of officiating experience at the national and international level. Wishewan was also recently appointed as one of the IIHF's Officiating Instructors and World Championship Supervisor.

Allan Wishewan, IHA Referee-in-Chief, and Rocky Padjen, ACT Ice Hockey Association's Canberra Club Lime Ice Caps Women's Coach & IHA's Women's National Team Program Assistant Director, were selected amongst the top three ASC Ausport 2005 Finalists for each of their respective categories.

Further to Wishewan's recognition, he was also nominated as one of the finalists for the Confederation of Australian Sport's 25th Australian Sport Award as "Official Of The Year" for 2004. Allan was one of five finalists nominated for the award together with Rene Levaux, Taekwondo Australia, Mary Seefried, Equestrian Federation of Australia, David Tillett, Yachting Australia and Scott Butler, Basketball Australia.

David Tillett, Yachting Australia, was honoured with the award for his many years of officiating with Australian Yachting.

Rocky Padjen was nominated and selected for the ASC's Margaret Pewtress Memorial Award which recognises the contributions made by coaches in all sports. Rocky was recognised for his outstanding contribution to IHA's Women's Program, his achievement in coaching the ACT's Women's State Team to a Gold Medal at the IHA's 2004 National Joan McKowen Memorial Championships and coaching the Canberra Club Lime Ice Caps to the NSW Women’s East Coast League's Champions.

Unfortunately, Rock was unable to attend the gala event as he was in Cape Town, South Africa, at the World Championships with the IHA's National Women's Team.

Allan Wishewan appointed IIHF Referee Supervisor

The IHA Office has received a fax from the IIHF Officiating Committee appointing Allan Wishewan as an IIHF Referee Supervisor.

Allan will be assigned to selected IIHF Championships each season to oversee the performance of the assigned IIHF Game Officials at those championships.

IIHF World Championships Appointments

The following officials have been nominated from Australia to the 2004/ 2005 IIHF World Championships.

Allan Wishewan - IIHF Referee Supervisor for World Women Division in Dunedin, New Zealand, April 2005
Carolyne McDonald - Linesperson for World Women Division in Dunedin, New Zealand, April 2005
Jeff Scott - Referee for World U20 in Mexico City, Mexico, January 2005
Jamie Miller - Lineperson for World U20 in Mexico City, Mexico, January 2005

2004/2005 IIHF Officials

Congratulations to the following officials on receiving their 2004/2005 IIHF Officials Cards

Jeffrey Scott NSW Referee

Allan Wishewan ACT Referee

Rob Duchemin NSW Referee

Steve ClydeSmith ACT Linesman

Carolyn McDonald QLD Linesperson

Jamie Millar NSW Linesman

Steve DeWitt Vic Linesman

Mike Gainer SA Linesman

Casey Minson WA Linesman

2004 Joan McKowen Championships Referees

Congratulations to the following officials and achievements for the Joan McKowen Womens National Championships.

Congratulations to the following officials who officiated at the Under 11 National Championship, the McCrae- Williamson.

Tino Papazafiropaoulou, Qld - Referee
Sean Cridland, Qld - Referee
Jess Rixon, Qld - Referee
Daniel Fisher, Qld - Referee
Jeremy Drake, Qld - Referee
Jim McIntosh, Qld - Referee Supervisor

Congratulations to the following officials who officiated the Under 13's Ginsberg Cup National Championships.

James McKenzie, NSW - Referee Gold Medal Game
Chris Mason, ACT - Referee Bronze Medal Game and Linesman Gold Medal Game
Adam McMahon, NSW - Linesman Gold Medal Game
Jason Laverty, NSW - Linesman Bronze Medal Game
Matt Price, NSW- Linesman Bronze Medal Game
Matt Foster, NSW - Referee / Linesman
Nicole Mauro, NSW - Linesperson
Renata Manco, NSW - Linesperson
Tristan Rutherford, NSW - Referee / Linesman
Colby Stevenson, NSW - Referee / Linesman
Oliver Walsh, NSW - Official
Joel Martens, NSW - Official
Keven Ross, NSW - Tournament Referee Supervisor

Congratulations to the officials who officiated the Tange U18 National Championships.

Allan Wishewan IHARIC
Jeffrey Scott, NSW - Assistant Referee Supervisor, Referee
Jimmy Smith, Victoria - Referee Gold Medal Game
Andrea Lajoire, NSW - Referee Bronze Medal Game
Matt Taylor, ACT - Linesman Gold Medal and Bronze Medal Game
Matt Scott, QLD - Linesman Gold Medal and Bronze Medal Game
Keith Bowman, NSW - Linesman
Jason Kvisle, NSW - Linesman
Adam McMahon, NSW - Linesman
Ivan Manco, NSW - Linesman

Congratulations to the 2004 Officials who officiated at the Under 23 National Brown Championships.

I HA Referee-in-Chief, Allan Wishewan,
Appointed to IIHF's Officiating Instructor's Team

Based upon the participation at the 2002 Asian Oceania Regional Hockey Development Camp in Karuizawa, Japan, as an National Association Referee Instructor, and the active work as the IHA's Referee-in-Chief, Allan Wishewan has joined the IIHF's Officiating Instructor's Team. Recently returning from officiating at the IIHF World U18 Championship Division III in Sofia, Bulgaria in March 2004,

Allan is looking forward to his appointment. This is Wishewan's third trip to an IIHF World Championship after being nominated to the IIHF Men's World Championships Div III held in Auckland New Zealand in 2003, and the Asia Oceania, U18 World Championships in New Zealand in 2002. Allan's first official duty is to take on the role of IIHF Referee Instructor at the IIHF's 2004 Asian Regional Hockey Development Camp in Taipei, TPE from 09 - 14 August 2004.

Congratulations to IHA Referee, Carolyn McDonald on her recent selection to participate in the IIHF's Women's Development Camp, Vierumaki, Finland from 05 - 10 July 2004.

Carolyn, an IHA Level II Official, is one of eight female referees selected to participate at the camp. She has been wearing the stripes for eight years. In 2003 Carolyn was awarded the Gold Medal game as a Linesperson in the IHA's 2003 Ginsberg U13 National Championships.

Congratulations to the following officials who have been granted IIHF Game Officials licences by IIHF.

Referees

Jeffery Scott NSW (B) Licence
Dave Minson WA (B) Licence
Allan Wishewan ACT (B) Licence
Robert Duchemin NSW (C) Licence

Linesman

Steve Clyde-Smith ACT (B) Licence
Jamie Miller NSW (B) Licence
Stephen DeWitt Vic (C) Licence
Mike Gainer SA (C) Licence
Mike Kroon SA (C) Licence

Congratulation to the following official who has been named by IHA as the Official of the Year for 2003.

Frankie Palmer WA (Female Official)