In ice hockey, an official is responsible for enforcing the rules and maintaining order. On-ice officials are present on the ice during the game, and traditionally wear a shirt with black and white vertical stripes. The National Hockey League (NHL) currently employs four on-ice officials in each game—two referees and two linesmen. Referees are identified by their red or orange armbands. They are responsible for the general supervision of the game, assess penalties, and conduct face-offs at the beginning of each period and after a goal is scored. When play is stopped for another reason, the face-offs are conducted by the linesmen. The linesmen are primarily responsible for violations involving the centre line and blue lines, such as icing and offside infractions. Since 1994-95 season, picking up where it left off from 1977, all of the officials wear numbers rather than last names.

Current officials

Notes: Referees • 🇨🇦 • 🇺🇸 • 🇨🇦 † • 🇺🇸 • 🇨🇦 • 🇺🇸 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 † • 🇨🇦 † • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 † • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇺🇸 † • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 † • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 † • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇺🇸 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇺🇸 • 🇺🇸 † • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇺🇸 • 🇨🇦 • 🇺🇸 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 † • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 Linesmen • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇺🇸 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇺🇸 † • 🇨🇦 • 🇺🇸 † • 🇨🇦 † • 🇨🇦 † • 🇺🇸 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇺🇸 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇺🇸 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇺🇸 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇿 • 🇺🇸 • 🇨🇦

Former NHL officials

• 🇺🇸 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 • 🇨🇦 (October 14, 1941 – April 8, 2024) – Deceased • 🇨🇦 – Deceased • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 (November 2, 1938 – July 5, 2007) – Deceased • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 (1940 – November 21, 2013) – Deceased • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇺🇸 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 (December 26, 1928 – September 11, 1990) – Deceased • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇺🇸 – Deceased • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 (September 13, 1946 – November 30, 2016) – Deceased • 🇺🇸 • 🇨🇦 – Deceased • 🇨🇦 • 🇺🇸 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 – Deceased • 🇺🇸 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇺🇸 • 🇺🇸 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 – Deceased • 🇺🇸 • 🇺🇸 • 🇨🇦 • 🇺🇸 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 – Deceased • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 — Deceased • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇺🇸 • 🇨🇦 (August 19, 1927 – August 11, 2010) – Deceased • 🇺🇸 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 – Deceased • 🇨🇦 — Deceased • 🇨🇦 — Deceased • 🇨🇦 – Deceased • 🇨🇦 • 🇺🇸 • 🇨🇦 – Deceased • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 – Deceased • 🇨🇦 – Deceased • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 – Deceased • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇺🇸 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 (September 19, 1945 – October 17, 2012) – Deceased • 🇺🇸 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇺🇸 • 🇺🇸 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 – Deceased • 🇨🇦 • 🇺🇸 • 🇨🇦 – Deceased • 🇺🇸 • 🇺🇸 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇺🇸 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇺🇸 • 🇨🇦 (February 25, 1945 – December 16, 2018) – Deceased • 🇺🇸 1 • 🇨🇦 • 🇺🇸 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇺🇸 • 🇨🇦 • 🇳🇱 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 – Deceased • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 – Deceased • 🇨🇦 • 🇷🇺 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇺🇸 – Deceased • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇺🇸 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 – Deceased • 🇨🇦 – Deceased • 🇨🇦🇺🇸 – Deceased • 🇨🇦 • 🇺🇸 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 – Deceased • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 (September 27, 1923 – May 24, 2016) – Deceased • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇸🇪 • 🇺🇸 • 🇨🇦 • 🇺🇸 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 • 🇨🇦 – Deceased • 🇺🇸

Officials in the Hockey Hall of Fame