The USHL not only is a development path for players and coaches but has served as a training ground for the development of on-ice officials. Working closely with USA Hockey's Officiating Development Program, the USHL has advanced more than 600 officials to professional, collegiate, and international levels of hockey.
A total of 22 former USHL on-ice officials have earned a contract to work in the National Hockey League — David Banfield, Jacob Brenk, Tom Chmielewski, Chris Ciamaga, Ryan Daisy, Harry Dumas, John Grandt, Beaudry Halkidis, Mitchell Hunt, Justin Kea, Mark Lemelin, Brian Mach, Peter MacDougall, Kilian McNamara, CJ Murray, Bryan Pancich, Brian Pochmara, Chris Rooney, Jordan Samuels-Thomas, Furman South, Ian Walsh, and Scott Zelkin.
USHL Referee-in-Chief is Andrew Bruggman.
USHL Director of Officials is John Grandt
OFFICIATING COACHES
Paul Carnathan
Dave Madsen
Rob Martell
Tim Mayer
Andy McElman
Peter Tarnaris
Ian Walsh
2025-26 REFEREES
Ryan Baker*
Ross Beck*
Mark Borek
Jaden Brignoni*
Stuart Carruthers
Kevin Corbett
Justin Cornell
Shawn Cornock*
Daniel Fagan*
Sean Fernandez
William Fraser*
Brandon Freed
Luke Gagnon
Cameron Giancarlo*
Grant Hendrich*
Samantha Hiller
Joseph Holmes*
Sean Hoppe
Miroslav Iarets
Cameron Johnson
Russell Jordan
Camden Lebahn
Bobby Lukkason
Kenny McAughey
Kyle McCauley*
Kevin McManus
Eric Michaels
Jeff Parker
Christopher Peterkin
Dylan Sater
Casey Schuhmacher
Jonathon Sitarski
Calvin Stace*
Luke Stork
JR Stragar
Bruce Vida Jr.
Samuel Wilson Jr.
*Indicates full-time
2025-26 LINESPERSONS
Gustav Ahrendt
Alec Almquist
Andrew Bartholomay
Zach Bennett
Riley Brass
Sarah Buckner
Josh Corgan
Wyatt Corrigan*
Jake Davis
Ryan Devine*
Colton Edling
Noah Fleming
Brent Gawlik
Garrett Geddes
Colin Gent
Patrick Giles
Katie Glover
Erika Greenen
Glenn Hagberg
Harrison Heyer
Douglas Hook
Dane Hopkins
Nick Huff
Michael Ifkovits
Anthony Jerfita
Christian Johhanesen
Ashley Johnston
William Jones
Nick Klishko
Ajay Kofstad*
Gerard Lamoureux
Collin Lightfoot
TJ Lyle
Tyler Madanski*
Braeden Meier
Aaron Mostrom
Daniel Naylor
Odin Nelson
Samuel Richter
Josh Rosenbaum*
Sean Rounds*
Joseph Rubino*
Joseph Sabatino
Takaji St Pierre*
Benjamin Stark
Eric Steele
Robert Taylor
Jacob Tolfree
Tyler Willie
Rob Wilson