Northeast Region - Lloydminster, Bonnyville, Provost, Wainwright, St. Paul & Areas
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Northeast Region Coordinator: Sheldon Johnston
Vice-Coordinator: Ryan Duffett
Secretary: Keegan Lane
Finance: Tate Sutter
Discipline: Gary Goreniuk
Clinics: Ryan Leblanc
Supervisions: Jesse Bratrud
Development: Rob Anderson and Shane Pacholok
Data Coordinator (Marketing and Website): Josh Saskiw
Match Penalty: Jason Nedinis
Preparing to become an Official
- As per Hockey Alberta, NO officials may officiate hockey at any level until they have completed a clinic this season.
- The level 1/2 clinics will be a one day in-person seminar including an on ice session. The level 3+ clinics will be held online with more information to come.
- ALL officials 18+ MUST have a Criminal Record Check completed by the Sterling Backcheck platform in order to sign up for a clinic.
- ALL NEW OFFICIALS MUST COMPLETE THE ONLINE HOCKEY UNIVERSITY COURSE PRIOR TO CLINIC ENROLMENT. Link for registration below:
Hockey Canada Officiating Program – Introduction to Officiating - Level 1 >
If you have any questions or issues regarding clinic registration please contact the North East Region Clinic Coordinator, Ryan Leblanc.
Click on your community’s RIC or Assignor to learn more about them!
| Town | Referee-in-Chief or Assignor | Phone |
| Bonnyville | Gary Goreniuk | 780-815-3063 |
| Cold Lake | Shane Pacholok | 780-201-9165 |
| Edgerton | Duane Skinner | 780-753-4100 |
| Elk Point | Aaron Aarbo | |
| Frog Lake | ||
| Hughenden | Blayd Anholt | 780-842-0226 |
| Irma | Darcy Gulbraa | 780-336-5490 |
| Killam/Sedgewick | Tate Sutter | 780-385-0393 |
| Kitscoty | Frank Tremmel | 780-808-0874 |
| Lac La Biche | Ashley Byers | 780-278-9799 |
| Lloydminster | 780-872-0015 780-872-6478 |
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| Mannville | Troy Ruttan | 780-853-0298 |
| Marwayne/Dewberry | Janice Saville | 780-871-4487 |
| Onion Lake | Thunder Makokis | 780-293-3003 |
| Paradise Valley | Paradise Valley | |
| Provost | Jeremy Rehman | 780-753-1177 |
| Saddle Lake | Darcy McGilvery | 780-227-5597 |
| St. Paul/Glendon | Mario Charette | 780-227-5441 |
| Vermilion | Dawson Allen | 780-581-5193 |
| Wainwright | Pete Kuefler | 587-281-2584 |
Officials Development Program
Each year applications are accepted for the Hockey Alberta Officials Development Program. Full information on the requirements, events/dates, and expectations can be found with the application form:
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM APPLICATION >
Development Camp - Official Experiences 
Keegan Lane (Lloydminster)
"D Camp was a unique experience that was unlike what I expected. Despite the age gap throughout the attending officials, camaraderie was imminent upon arrival and the team aspect of officiating was noticed.
Classroom sessions were very informative. watching the game tape was something I never thought I would take part in, but now I realize the benefits of doing so. Other classroom sessions, such as mental preparation, discussed topics that were applicable in all aspects of life and I believe I took aid from them on the ice as well as off.
Hearing "The Story From the Bench" as told by Fran Gow, enlightened us on a differing perspective to the game and aided us in understanding how all participants in the game view it differently as well as how we can use communication to bridge the gaps of understanding.
Power skating sessions were eye opening; focusing on small things to work on to fine tune our game. I never thought I would learn so much in three hours on ice.
Team building events: as mentioned above, the camaraderie was second to none, and I commend the instructors as well as my fellow attending officials for this. We were a team, working together with the goal of bettering ourselves and others. Everyone that attended this camp wanted to be there and it showed.
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed the camp, and I believe it was in effective in developing my officiating. My biggest takeaways were the understanding of positioning, use of penalties, and the role that communication can play and how to use it to effectively manage and control a game. I also gained some insight on what to look for in a supervision, how to word/phrase comments to help other develop effectively and I plan on bringing these skills back to Lloydminster to help develop officials in our program."
Josh Saskiw (Marwayne)
"D Camp was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. The amount of knowledge that I gained, garnered from the numerous people that spoke at the camp is something that I will hold onto for the rest of my officiating career. Colin and Curtis did an awesome job with the entire week. We were tested both physically and mentally and I can honestly say that I will becoming back to the Northeast Region with the type of guidance and experience to not only become a better official, but also the lessons learned contained things that I believe I can pass on to younger officials in our region as well.
Being able to talk to people like Derek Zalaski was an extremely awe inspiring experience that show just how much hard work, commitment and dedication it takes to make it to the pinnacle of the craft.
The mental coaching we had there allowed me to be able to take back lots of motivational tips on how to stay committed and focused on improving not only in officiating, but in life. It was also rewarding to know that my name and face are both out there in the eyes of WHL officials and coordinators. It makes me feel as though something I never thought would happen, could happen if I continue to work and improve.
I came out of D Camp a better official than I came in, and I could not me more thoroughly happy with how it went. I would tell any young official that is interested"
Hockey Alberta utilizes an online Supervision Form to help with the development and growth of on-ice officials. The form can be viewed by clicking the on the button below. The form is filled out by the supervisor, in consultation with the official being assessed. The supervisor must enter his/her email address and the address of the official in the box titled "Forward to Email(s)". Once the supervisor clicks to Submit, the form will automatically be sent to the official, supervisor, Supervision Coordinator and the North East Region.
For questions about Supervisions in the North East Region, contact Jesse Bratrud, Supervisions Coordinator.
