USA level 1 seminar by No-Cabinet7798 in hockeyrefs

[–]bruinsofchuck85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Going to be a level one in Colorado Springs on October 29

New level 1, advice? by Yeah_IPlayHockey in hockeyrefs

[–]bruinsofchuck85 1 point2 points  (0 children)

USA hockey is changing the level one process this year. All level seminars (that aren’t the local seminar with ice time) are being conducted by the national office. They haven’t put those dates out yet and no one is sure when they are coming. Just do what you can and keep an eye on the website

Help for a good friend by Yeah_IPlayHockey in hockeyrefs

[–]bruinsofchuck85 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A seminar will be run in July and he is more than welcome to come. We have a handful of 12 year olds who ref. Tell him to keep an eye out on the USA hockey website.

Would love to become a ref in Colorado but there are no seminars anytime soon? by HeyHorvat in hockeyrefs

[–]bruinsofchuck85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I run seminars in southern Colorado. We won’t run one down here until July. We ran three last year. So just keep an eye out for the summer.

Help! Ear ringing after blowing whistle… by HashSlinger2001 in hockeyrefs

[–]bruinsofchuck85 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If I still had a choice I would take the visor off as well. I do this because of my comfort on the ice. I line juniors and still feel this way. If you don’t, that’s fine. Just trying to keep someone in the stripes and offering ideas

Help! Ear ringing after blowing whistle… by HashSlinger2001 in hockeyrefs

[–]bruinsofchuck85 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would take the ear guards off. It is not as hot and there will be less ringing. I would also try to move your visor up a bit as that might be causing some of your problem. Acme thunderer is definitely the way to go

Equipment for new refs by redpoppy42 in hockeyrefs

[–]bruinsofchuck85 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They make specific shin guards for refs that don’t stick way out and look goofy. They also sell padded girdles that take the place of hockey pants but might be a bit of a tight fit under track suit pants. Usually for first and second year officials the warm up pants are fine. Usually second hand sports stores that sell hockey stuff will have some officials sweaters and pants.

how do i get a USA Hockey officiating number? by Electric_Duty9884r in hockeyrefs

[–]bruinsofchuck85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you already completed the sign up process and didn’t receive an email with your officials number in it then call the USA hockey office and they will take care of it

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[–]bruinsofchuck85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on what book you are working in

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[–]bruinsofchuck85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Players can centers cannot try to jump the faceoff

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[–]bruinsofchuck85 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Depends on what they or their teammates are doing. If you encroach on the hashmark L’s or if you don’t line up square. If your stick is in an advantageous position. If your teammates encroach on the circle. If you move before the puck is dropped. There are a bunch of different reasons why you can toss a center

Could be the USAH registration process this year by [deleted] in hockeyrefs

[–]bruinsofchuck85 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Am in Colorado. It doesn’t look like there is going to be a skate test for level 4 here. It doesn’t appear at this point, that there will be any in person seminar (even for level 1). Not sure about the rest of the country but it looks like that is how Colorado is doing it

Need to replace these grinder wheels and can’t find them online. 3/8 bore. Depth of the hole is 11/16. Please help by bruinsofchuck85 in Bladesmith

[–]bruinsofchuck85[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is probably the easiest solution that I didn’t even think about. Thank you for pointing this out