New Officials

Interested in becoming an on-ice official? 

For more detail on how to begin your officiating career please reach out to your District Referee-in-Chief (see below), or local hockey Association Referee-in-Chief.

Referees-in-Chief (RICs)

Hockey Eastern Ontario governs and oversees 11 districts within its boundaries.

Please reach out to your district RIC for more information on becoming an official. If you are unsure which district you would fall under, please use the HEO Hockey Association tool by typing your address into the locator.

If you know which district you fall under, you can locate the RIC's information below:

Referee-in-Chief

Elaine Whiteman

Email: district1ric@gmail.com

Referee-in-Chief

Paul Bowen

Email: pbowen5@hotmail.com

Referee-in-Chief

Alain Gourgon

Email: alaingourgon@videotron.ca

There is no referee in chief assigned to this district.

Referee-in-Chief

Caleb Brown

Email: ric@heod5.ca

Referee-in-Chief

Fred Cosgrove

Email: districtBRIC@gmail.com

Referee-in-Chief

Kevin Graham

Email: ric.d9ra@gmail.com

Website: http://www.d9ra.ca/

Referee-in-Chief

Jeff Deavy

Email: deavyjeff15@gmail.com

Referee-in-Chief

Nik McLean

Email: ric@kmha.ca

Website: https://kmha.ca/menu-page-officials/

Referee-in-Chief

Steve Harrison

Email: RIC@cumberlandminorhockey.ca

Website: http://www.cumberlandrefs.ca/

Referee-in-Chief

Mike Ostrom

Email: ric@heoaaaleague.ca