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Steve Foran Appointed National Tournament Observer

By Dave Aiello August 7, 2017 12:58 PM

On behalf of the AAHA Officiating Community it is my honor to announce that Steve Foran (Harrington Park, NJ) has been appointed National Tournament Observer for the 2017-2018 season by Jim Doyle, AAHA Referee-In-Chief.

Steve Foran is a long time veteran, with over 40 years of officiating experience. He is from North Jersey, and was an original member of the Board Of Directors of Northeast Ice Hockey Officials Association. He has officiated at every level of competitive hockey including USA Hockey National Championships, college hockey at in the ECA...

Jim Doyle Appointed Atlantic District Referee-in-Chief

By Dave Aiello June 26, 2017 4:53 PM

The AAHA is proud to announce that Jim Doyle (Medford, NJ) has been appointed by USA Hockey to serve as the Atlantic District's Referee-in-Chief effectively immediately. Jim brings tremendous experience to the position including a previous 4-year stint as District RIC ending in 1999.

Jim has been serving as a Supervisor of Officials for the ECHL and the AHL for the last ten seasons. He has officiated in over 1300 professional (ECHL and AHL) games, was NHL trainee for four season and worked the 1980's Olympics as well. Jim is very familiar with many of the ch...

Announcing the Atlantic District Spring Officiating Seminars for 2016-17

By Dave Aiello February 1, 2017 10:00 AM

The Atlantic District Officiating Program has announced that there will be additional USA Hockey Officiating Seminars for the 2016-2017 season, which will take place as follows:

Level 1 and Level 2 - Sunday, April 09, 2017 at Ice Works in Aston, PA. Registration will begin at 8:30 AM, seminar to start at 9:00 AM. Seminar Registration closes on April 8, 2017
Level 1 and Level 2 - Saturday, April 01, 2017 at Floyd Hall Arena in Montclair, NJ. Re...
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Additional Level 3 Seminar to Be Held on Thursday, October 27, 2016 in Sewell, NJ

By Dave Aiello October 8, 2016 9:59 AM

The district seminar staff would like to announce that a Level 3 seminar will be held at the Washington Twp Fire Department, 213 E Holly Ave, Sewell, NJ 08080 on Thursday, October 27, 2016 at 6:00 PM. The seminar should appear in the USA Hockey registration system as NJ - WTFD - SEWELL - Level 3 under the Atlantic District.

This will likely be the last Level 3 seminar for the 2016-17 season for ...

Additional Level 3 Seminar To Be Held on Thursday, October 27, 2016

By Dave Aiello September 20, 2016 7:07 AM

Due to the USA Hockey registration demand, the district seminar staff will be holding an additional Level 3 seminar for the Atlantic District in a Southern NJ / Southeastern PA location to be determined on October 27, 2016. The seminar should appear in the USA Hockey registration system by September 23, 2016.

This will be the last Level 3 seminar for the 2016-17 season and will have limited attendance. This seminar will not have a skating requirement. For any questions, please contact Joe Franchetti at jfranchetti@aaharefs.or...

NA3AHL Will Have An Officiating Clinic On the Same Day as Level 4 Seminar

By Dave Aiello July 27, 2016 10:28 AM | 0 Comments

The North American 3 Atlantic Hockey League (NA3HL) will hold classroom and skating sessions for candidates for its officiating staff on August 14, 2016 in Lawrenceville, NJ. This event will be taking place following the USA Hockey Officiating Program Level 4 Seminar being put on by the Atlantic District.

Officials selected for the NA3HL staff must be 18 years of age or older.

Any official interested in being part of the NA3 session should send an officiating / playing resume to HRAOref@gmail.com.