Referees
Team Managers, please confirm officials are present 15-minutes prior to the start of your game.
What do I do if no referees show up to our game?
- Phone or text Natalie Williams at 780-719-6810 so she can contact the referee assignors.
- If the game start time has commenced, recruit a mutually agreed upon coach from each team to referee. One coach will suffice if that is all you can manage.
2026-2027 EFHL OFFICIALS RATES
For SMHA EFHL games, refer to the rate information above for Officials for the 2026/2027 season
To Schedule Referees for Exhibition Games, see below contacts:
2026/2027 Referee Assignors & Executive
Referee In Chief – Ray Keller - ric.scra20@gmail.com
Officials Admin – Jenna Hudson - officials.admin@spmha.ab.ca
Mentorship Leader – Joel Loewen - jdloewen03@gmail.com
Treasurer – Jonathan Tindall - jtindall11@outlook.com
Assignors:
•U 9, U11 4-6 – Tyler Keller - tykeller08@gmail.com
•U 11 1-3, U 13 5-6 – Kennedy Roblin - kroblin@ualberta.ca
•U 11 AA, U 13 3-4, U 15 1-3 NBC – Tom Farquhar - tomf1771@outlook.com
•U 13 AA, U 13 1-2, U 15 1-3 BC – Dwayne Yakubow - dyakubow@hotmail.com
•U 18 2-3 BC/NBC, Rec – Stace Carl - stace.carl@shaw.ca
•Female / Female Elite – U 13 AA, U 15, U 18 – Jessica Trombley-Becker - jtrombleybecker@gmail.com
•U 15 AA, U 16 AA, U 18 AA, U 18 1 BC, U 21 C – Kyle Edwards - kje@ualberta.ca
•U 13 AAA, U 15 AAA, U 17 AAA, U 21 B – Ray Keller - ric.scra20@gmail.com
ALL TOFIELD GAMES ASSIGNOR Shaye Yoder
Concerns? Please contact the RIC Ray Keller at ric.scra20@gmail.com
EFHL/NAHL/REMHL League Games:
SMHA will automatically schedule officials for all scheduled league games. Referee rates for EFHL league games are different than exhibition games as they are negotiated by Hockey Edmonton. NAHL & REMHL rates are the same as exhibition games (Hockey Alberta rates). Should there be any game changes, the ice/referee allocators must be contacted immediately. Re-scheduling of games is subject to ice and referee availability.
Teams are expected to have cash for referees at all games and request a receipt for SMHA records. Teams will be issued an advance payment for referee costs associated with league games.
You must communicate game changes to SMHA Admin & General Manager so referees can be re-assigned.
Teams are responsible for referee payment for all exhibition games. Exhibition/Hockey Alberta rates will apply. When scheduling exhibition games please provide:
- Date, Time, Location, Age group and Tier.
2026-27 HOCKEY ALBERTA REFEREE RATES
If only 1 referee attends a game, fees are 80% of the 2-referee rates.