ANNOUNCEMENTS

AHO Election Recap

Last night, Alaska Hockey Officials held its annual meeting where we tallied the votes of our annual election. All of the incumbents were re-elected. Louis Imbriani will maintain his role as Secretary. Aiden McEwen, Chad Colliander and Dan Lien stay on as Members-at-Large representing Anchorage. Isaac Smoldon held his seat as a Member-at-Large representing the Mat-Su Valley. There was only one minor change to the board with Hugh Towe being elected as Vice President filling the vacant seat left behind by Daren Lazo.

Daren decided not to run for election and will be leaving the state and continuing to serve our country. Thank you, Daren, for your dedicated service to hockey, the community, and our country.

Thank you to all of those members who voted, and a big thank you to all the members who were on the ballot.

USA Hockey Officiating Program Registration Updates

USA Hockey Officiating Program registration requirements for the 2026-27 season:  Registration is open now.

Review the full registration rules and policies on the USA Hockey Registration Rules page to ensure a smooth registration process. If you have any questions, feel free to contact your USAH District Referee-in-Chief, Josh Ellis, or USAH Alaska Local Supervisor, Scott Sivulich. 🏒

HorizonWebRef Use

Horizon Web Ref is here and ready for you.  Games are actively being scheduled in Horizon.  We need you!  Here is a link to the web portal to get logged in.  Horizon Web Ref software.  To create an account, enter our organization number, '206340 ', select your type of account, 'Official' or 'Athletic Director', then click sign up.

• After your account gets approved, you MUST update your profile with the required contact information. That is a Horizon requirement not AHO requirement.
• After that you MUST go to the Availability Calendar menu on the right and set your availability. You are not available by default. Which means that you have to make your schedule open (Green), in order for a scheduler to be able to schedule you for games.
• Next visit the Documents section under Officials-->Payroll, and fill out and submit your payroll information so we can pay you.
• Here is a link for help with the calendar. Understanding the Availability Calendar | Horizon Help Center (horizonwebref.com)

Here is a link to their Support area, you can find answers to many of your questions here.  Horizon Help Center (horizonwebref.com)

Board meetings
Generally held every month during the season on the first Monday of the month via Zoom.

The next regular Board meeting will be Monday, August 10th, 2026 at 5:30PM

For Zoom meeting invitations please contact:

• Scott Sivulich (president@alaskahockeyofficials.com) or,
• Louis Imbriani (secretary@alaskahockeyofficials.com)

Background screening
USA Hockey background screenings are required for officials who are 18 and older.   The USA Hockey background screening process is part of the Officials Certification and are conducted through USA Hockey. If you are working as a volunteer or Off-Ice Official, see the ASHA website for additional information.