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Sean 🇨🇦

@ottawareferee

Lead for Officiating Coaching with Hockey Canada. Opinions expressed are my own. Retweets and Likes are not necessarily endorsements.

Joined January 2013
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Hockey Canada has provided some clarification on changes to the face-off location and hand pass rule changes for the 2024-2025 season. This video is based on the direction received from Hockey Canada. Please like and share. youtu.be/amAkcfHOLZc
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Rule of the Week: Line Change Procedure (S6E7) youtu.be/URSuOsfxJgw?si=EN9w… via @YouTube
Rule of the Week: Line Change Procedure (S6E7)

Rule of the Week: Line Change Procedure (S6E7)

When does the line change procedure begin? How long does each team ...

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🏒 What’s the Call? Is this handling the puck? 🤔 Watch the play and tell us your call! 👇 ▶️ youtu.be/vhhjextxbE0 #WhatsTheCall #HockeyOfficiating
What's the Call? - Is this handling the puck? (S6E7)

What's the Call? - Is this handling the puck? (S6E7)

A player makes contact with the puck using their hand—but is it a l...

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The Western Canada Officiating Development Partnership is back for another season! Take a look at the introductory video to learn more about what to expect from this year’s officiating development series. youtube.com/watch?v=9J1TjltG…
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BCHockey Officiating welcomes Hockey Eastern Ontario high performance Official Gavin O’Connor to Whitehorse Yukon. Joining Gavin Saturday night is Travis Galenzoski at the BCHockey Officiating Mentorship Weekend inside Canada Games Centre Whitehorse. #morethandroppingpucks
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Jamie Campbell@SNETCampbellSep 25
Friends: recently, there was a violent assault on a teenager with special needs in Newfoundland. Please help me show him he's loved. You can mail a note of support to: Friends For The Brave P.O. Box 294 Bay Roberts, NL A0A 1G0
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On 9/11 2001, the US closed its airspace after unfathomable terrorist attacks. Flights bound for the US were forced to divert, with many opting to land in Canada. Under Operation Yellow Ribbon, the small town of Gander, NL and the surrounding communities accepted 38 planes.
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MapQuest
@MapQuestAug 27
We’re not changing it.
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Rule of the Week: Hockey Canada Rule Changes for 2026-2028 (S6E1)

Rule of the Week: Hockey Canada Rule Changes for 2026-2028 (S6E1)

A new season is here—and with the introduction of the 2026–2028 Hoc...

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Doug Ford
@fordnation16 Oct 2025
It’s official: Ontario’s new advertising campaign in the U.S. has launched.  Using every tool we have, we’ll never stop making the case against American tariffs on Canada. The way to prosperity is by working together. Watch our new ad.
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Mark Carney
@MarkJCarneyAug 22
My statement on Canada-U.S. trade negotiations:
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Congratulations to Jack Gauthier on being selected as the recipient of the Councillor Kitts Bursary! Jack was a member of the Cumberland Dukes U18 and District 12 Officiating Programs. He will be studying Psychology at Carleton University in the fall.
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Congratulations to Xavier Francis on being selected as the recipient of the Kelly Santini LLP Officiating Bursary! Xavier was a member of the D12 and Central Officiating Programs. He will be studtying Information Technology, Information Resource Management at Carleton University
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Hockey Canada
@HockeyCanadaJul 25
Forty officials—20 referees and 20 linespersons—have been selected to work three international events this summer. Quarante officiel·les, soit 20 arbitres et 20 juges de lignes, participeront à trois événements internationaux cet été. 🦓 hc.hockey/HCOPSummer26 🦓 hc.hockey/POHCete26
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Great story with a happy ending. Thanks for sharing.
Professor Hancock (@ProfHancockMUN) profile pictureProfessor Hancock@ProfHancockMUNJul 24
Don’t forget, sport officials are just regular people. Great story hear about saving a hockey referee’s life. @refsupportuk @offyhuman cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scot…
'I owe them a big thank you': Ontario hockey ref in N.S. to thank nurses who saved him | CBC News

'I owe them a big thank you': Ontario hockey ref in N.S. to thank nurses who saved him | CBC News

A man from Stoney Creek, Ont., is in Halifax to meet the two Nova Scotia nurses who saved his life during a hockey tournament in February. Melissa Hines and Terri Arnold were attending the tournament...

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Jamie Campbell@SNETCampbellJul 23
Friends: Caleb Joseph’s account has been hacked. Please don’t click on anything he posts.
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The Telegram@StJohnsTelegramJul 20
BOB WAKEHAM: Poor performance, poor apology for NL tourism minister's speech in France saltwire.com/newfoundland-la…
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Why does Ben Shulman need to act like every deep fly ball is a home run. Bottom of 8th, two on and he makes it sound like Okamoto hit an out into the 5th deck. Does he really not have a sense of these hits off the bat? #bluejays
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Delighted to announce that I will be serving as the Referee-In-Chief for the Ottawa B League next season.
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