Today’s NHL Referees and Linespersons – 1/3/25

Today’s NHL games:
PIT vs. FLA – MTL vs. CHI – OTT vs. STL – ANA vs. EDM – NSH vs. VAN 

REFEREES
	Kyle Rehman #10			Brandon Blandina #39
Games ’24-25	36			34
Career Games (RS/PO)	1045 / 43			259 / 0
First NHL Game	1/22/08			3/19/19
Birthplace	Red Deer, AB			Centennial, CO
Goals/Gm	5.9 (30) | 6.4 (7)			6.1 (21) | 5.8 (0)
PP Opp/Gm	6.2 (10) | 6.2 (16)			4.8 (40) | 6.1 (0)
PPG/Gm	1.6 (4) | 1.4 (10)			1.1 (30) | 1.2 (0)
Penl/Gm	7.4 (14) | 7.6 (22)			6.2 (40) | 7.7 (0)
PIM/Gm	17.7 (12) | 7.6 (32)			14.6 (35) | 18.3 (0)
% of Penl on Home	48.0% (9) | 50.0% (4)			50.9% (8) | 50.0% (0)
% PP Opp for Home	50.3% (30) | 50.0% (36)			50.0% (31) | 50.0% (0)
Penl Diff.*	1.2 (31) | 1.3 (30)			1.3 (23) | 1.3 (0)
Home Win %	57% (24) | 55% (32)			42% (39) | 52% (0)
Home Rec.	16-12-3 | 38-30-7			11-16-3 | 34-31-10
OT/SO Games	32.3% (6) | 20.0% (17)			13.3% (32) | 20.0% (0)
Team Records	24-25	23-24	22-23	24-25	23-24	22-23
PIT	1-1-1	2-1-2	2-2-0	2-1-0	3-1-1	3-2-1
FLA	1-0-0	3-1-0	2-1-0	0-0-0	3-1-0	1-2-2
LINESPERSONS
	Jonny Murray #95			Tyson Baker #88
Games ’24-25	12			35
Career Games (RS/PO)	1516 / 192			392 / 1
First NHL Game	10/7/00			10/10/18
First Playoff Game	4/16/09			5/24/21
Birthplace	Beauport, QC			St. Mary’s, ON

REFEREES
	Chris Rooney #5			Cody Beach #32
Games ’24-25	32			33
Career Games (RS/PO)	1495 / 170			97 / 0
First NHL Game	11/22/00			4/12/22
Birthplace	Boston, MA			Nanaimo, BC
Goals/Gm	6.1 (19) | 6.3 (17)			6.2 (17) | 6.7 (4)
PP Opp/Gm	6.1 (12) | 6.2 (13)			6.4 (7) | 7.3 (3)
PPG/Gm	1.1 (28) | 1.3 (13)			1.4 (11) | 1.6 (4)
Penl/Gm	7.1 (23) | 7.6 (18)			8.2 (4) | 8.8 (3)
PIM/Gm	16.4 (27) | 7.6 (14)			20.0 (3) | 21.1 (6)
% of Penl on Home	49.0% (22) | 50.0% (13)			45.4% (36) | 50.0% (35)
% PP Opp for Home	53.0% (14) | 50.0% (32)			55.7% (7) | 50.0% (15)
Penl Diff.*	1.4 (11) | 1.2 (34)			1.4 (10) | 1.7 (3)
Home Win %	67% (8) | 50% (40)			55% (29) | 45% (42)
Home Rec.	17-8-2 | 34-34-7			15-12-2 | 16-20-4
OT/SO Games	18.5% (25) | 20.0% (32)			17.2% (27) | 20.0% (13)
Team Records	24-25	23-24	22-23	24-25	23-24	22-23
MTL	0-0-0	2-2-2	1-1-0	0-0-0	2-1-1	0-2-0
CHI	0-0-0	0-3-1	1-3-0	0-1-0	0-0-0	0-0-0
LINESPERSONS
	Bryan Pancich #94			Jonathan Deschamps #80
Games ’24-25	22			33
Career Games (RS/PO)	945 / 70			254 / 0
First NHL Game	10/3/09			10/15/21
First Playoff Game	4/17/14			—
Birthplace	Great Falls, MT			Trois-Rivieres, QC

REFEREES
	Chris Lee #28			Furman South #13
Games ’24-25	37			36
Career Games (RS/PO)	1455 / 120			372 / 0
First NHL Game	4/2/01			4/6/17
Birthplace	St. John, NB			Sewickley, PA
Goals/Gm	6.0 (26) | 6.2 (22)			5.5 (37) | 6.1 (28)
PP Opp/Gm	5.5 (31) | 5.4 (42)			5.2 (38) | 5.5 (39)
PPG/Gm	1.1 (23) | 1.1 (39)			1.1 (27) | 1.1 (38)
Penl/Gm	6.7 (32) | 6.5 (42)			6.5 (36) | 6.8 (40)
PIM/Gm	16.6 (21) | 6.5 (42)			15.8 (30) | 15.7 (41)
% of Penl on Home	44.4% (38) | 50.0% (18)			50.4% (5) | 50.0% (20)
% PP Opp for Home	56.7% (5) | 50.0% (24)			48.2% (36) | 50.0% (18)
Penl Diff.*	1.2 (29) | 1.3 (25)			1.1 (34) | 1.2 (34)
Home Win %	65% (14) | 57% (24)			58% (21) | 61% (15)
Home Rec.	19-10-2 | 42-31-3			18-13-1 | 42-25-8
OT/SO Games	22.6% (13) | 20.0% (25)			18.8% (24) | 20.0% (28)
Team Records	24-25	23-24	22-23	24-25	23-24	22-23
OTT	0-1-0	2-3-1	1-1-1	1-0-1	2-4-1	0-3-1
STL	1-0-0	1-6-0	2-3-0	1-0-1	3-0-0	1-4-1
LINESPERSONS
	Shandor Alphonso #52			Kilian McNamara #93
Games ’24-25	34			36
Career Games (RS/PO)	696 / 37			238 / 0
First NHL Game	10/17/14			10/25/21
First Playoff Game	8/2/20			—
Birthplace	Orangeville, ON			Lake Worth, FL

REFEREES
	Carter Sandlak #29			Pierre Lambert #25
Games ’24-25	33			35
Career Games (RS/PO)	145 / 0			469 / 4
First NHL Game	3/22/22			11/17/16
Birthplace	Vancouver, BC			St-Hubert, QC
Goals/Gm	6.7 (5) | 6.1 (25)			6.1 (21) | 6.4 (8)
PP Opp/Gm	6.1 (11) | 5.8 (32)			6.2 (9) | 6.0 (24)
PPG/Gm	1.6 (5) | 1.1 (37)			1.4 (10) | 1.3 (17)
Penl/Gm	7.4 (15) | 7.2 (34)			7.6 (11) | 7.5 (23)
PIM/Gm	18.6 (8) | 7.2 (25)			16.9 (18) | 17.8 (31)
% of Penl on Home	48.5% (20) | 50.0% (32)			47.6% (26) | 50.0% (19)
% PP Opp for Home	51.9% (24) | 50.0% (12)			53.2% (13) | 50.0% (23)
Penl Diff.*	1.4 (12) | 1.1 (39)			1.6 (6) | 1.2 (38)
Home Win %	35% (41) | 65% (5)			68% (4) | 57% (23)
Home Rec.	8-17-5 | 46-23-6			19-8-3 | 37-26-12
OT/SO Games	23.3% (11) | 20.0% (11)			20.0% (19) | 20.0% (11)
Team Records	24-25	23-24	22-23	24-25	23-24	22-23
ANA	2-0-0	2-4-0	1-2-0	1-1-0	1-5-0	2-2-0
EDM	0-0-0	3-1-0	2-1-0	0-1-1	4-0-0	4-0-0
LINESPERSONS
	Derek Nansen #70			Kyle Flemington #55
Games ’24-25	35			32
Career Games (RS/PO)	1431 / 65			333 / 9
First NHL Game	10/11/02			10/18/19
First Playoff Game	4/14/07			4/17/23
Birthplace	Ottawa, ON			Parkhill, ON

REFEREES
	Mitch Dunning #20			Dan O’Rourke #9
Games ’24-25	30			35
Career Games (RS/PO)	267 / 0			1483 / 204
First NHL Game	3/28/19			10/2/99
Birthplace	Tecumseh, ON			Calgary, AB
Goals/Gm	5.9 (29) | 6.3 (14)			5.5 (37) | 6.0 (35)
PP Opp/Gm	5.7 (23) | 5.9 (29)			5.6 (29) | 6.1 (20)
PPG/Gm	1.2 (20) | 1.3 (15)			1.1 (26) | 1.2 (32)
Penl/Gm	6.7 (34) | 7.5 (24)			6.8 (30) | 8.3 (8)
PIM/Gm	14.6 (36) | 7.5 (11)			16.5 (24) | 20.3 (9)
% of Penl on Home	51.7% (4) | 50.0% (15)			47.0% (27) | 50.0% (14)
% PP Opp for Home	47.4% (37) | 50.0% (30)			53.0% (15) | 50.0% (28)
Penl Diff.*	1.0 (38) | 1.3 (26)			1.5 (9) | 1.5 (7)
Home Win %	58% (20) | 62% (13)			67% (8) | 74% (3)
Home Rec.	12-8-4 | 43-25-7			19-9-2 | 45-14-6
OT/SO Games	25.0% (10) | 20.0% (21)			16.7% (29) | 20.0% (8)
Team Records	24-25	23-24	22-23	24-25	23-24	22-23
NSH	0-1-0	2-1-1	1-3-1	0-2-0	4-1-0	3-1-1
VAN	1-0-0	1-1-2	2-1-1	1-0-0	1-4-0	2-0-1
LINESPERSONS
	Bevan Mills #53			Trent Knorr #74
Games ’24-25	33			34
Career Games (RS/PO)	474 / 26			732 / 28
First NHL Game	11/29/16			11/13/13
First Playoff Game	5/16/21			4/12/17
Birthplace	Surrey, BC			Powell River, BC

Games: PS (Preseason); RS (Regular Season); PO (Playoffs) 

Stats/Numbers: ’24-25 avg. (’24-25 rank) | ’23-24 avg. (’23-24 rank)

Number in orange/parentheses indicated referee’s rank among active officials.

* Penalty Differential represents the absolute value of the variance of penalty calls by team per game. If Team A takes two more penalties (or two fewer) than Team B, this is a 2.  Lower numbers indicate less variance between total penalties in a game – that is, a closer number of calls for both teams. 

We’ve got new rules, new refs, promoted officials, and an updated pronunciation guide for 2024-25.

Here is the NHL’s officating roster for the 2024-25 season: 

NHL Officials – 2024-25