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Gear & the Job
What to bring, what not to wear, and how to carry yourself.
Rules come first. Current PCAHA and Hockey Canada rules always take priority over this guide. If in doubt, follow your mentor.
Required gear
- Black CSA-approved helmet
- CSA-approved visorCCM or Bauer
- Referee jersey
- BC Hockey and Hockey Canada patchesRyan will hand these out. Don’t worry about them yet.
- All-black pantsMinimal logos
- Player skatesGoalie skates are not allowed under Hockey Canada rules
- Ice hockey whistleFox 40 or Acme Thunder recommended. No basketball or lacrosse whistles.
Optional protection
Any inner protection you like: jock, padded shirt, shin pads, elbow pads, neck guard.
You are not allowed to wear
- Minor hockey team logosNot before, during or after the game
- Gloves
- Goalie skates
Rules of the job
- Arrive at least 20 minutes before game time.
- Suspensions count both ways. If you are suspended as a player, you cannot officiate during the suspension, and the other way around. Tell Ryan right away if you have an assigned game.
- Can’t make a game? Tell Ryan as soon as possible.
- Follow Hockey Canada’s dressing room and baselayer policy.
- Download the Hockey Canada Rulebook app (App Store or Google Play) and review it often.
From the clinic
This is a job
- Professionalism and how you represent the Jets matter.
- It is your responsibility to know the rules.
- Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.
- You leave lasting impressions on players, coaches and parents.
- Have fun.