Hayley Butz is Hockey Alberta’s Official of the Year.

Overcoming a broken leg, an injury suffered while playing rugby, Butz had a banner season on both the provincial and national level.

She attended Hockey Alberta’s officiating summer development camp as well as Hockey Canada’s officiating program of excellence camp.

Butz was selected to officiate the 2023 Canada Winter Games and the 2023 Women’s U18 National Championships, where she was picked to officiate the gold medal game at both events.

In February, Butz was selected by Hockey Canada to be certified as a National High Performance Official – the highest ranking possible for an official within Hockey Canada’s program.

On top of her two national events earlier in the year, she also officiated the Women’s USports Nationals in Saskatoon. When available, she also spends time giving back to officiating through coaching and supervision of other officials.