Three ECAC Officials to Work International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships

(Courtesy of USA Hockey)

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Three women from the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Officiating Bureau are among 22 Americans that will serve as referees or linesmen at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships in 2012, it was announced recently by USA Hockey.

The trio includes Katie Guay, Dina Allen and Kate Connolly who work for the ECAC at the NCAA Division I and III levels.

Guay, a resident of Dedham, Mass., has been assigned to referee the IIHF U18 Division I Women's World Championship in Tromso, Norway from Dec. 29, 2011 to Jan. 4, 2012. 

Allen, of Wheatfield, N.Y., and Connolly, who is from Philadelphia, Pa., will be in Zlin and Prerov, Czech Republic for the 2012 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship from Dec. 31, 2011 to Jan. 7, 2012. Allen and Connolly will be the referee and linesman, respectively, for the tournament.

"We continue to expand and enhance our efforts to help officials in our country reach the top levels of the sport," said Matt Leaf, director USA Hockey's officiating education program. "We are thrilled for all of these officials as they have the chance to showcase their skills on the highest international stage."

In all, American officials will be a part of 14 IIHF World Championship events, including the IIHF Men's World Championship in Helsinki, Finland, and Stockholm, Sweden; the IIHF Women's World Championship in Burlington, Vt.; the IIHF World Junior Championship in Calgary and Edmonton, Alta.; the IIHF U18 Men's World Championship in Brno and Znojmo, Czech Republic; and the IIHF U18 Women's World Championship in Zlin and Prerov, Czech Republic.

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