Toronto, Ont. – The Ontario Hockey League today announced the Officiating Team for the 2023 OHL Championship Series for the J. Ross Robertson Cup between the London Knights and the Peterborough Petes that begins Thursday night in London.
Conrad Haché, OHL Director of Officiating, has assigned 10 officials for the Championship Series including five referees and five linesmen.
Referees selected to work the series are Scott Ferguson of Toronto, Dave Lewis of Clarington, Sean Reid of Ottawa, Joe Monette of Amherstburg and Mac Nichol of North Perth.
Linesmen named to the Championship Series officiating roster include Brian Birkhoff of Toronto, Adam Harris of Hamilton, Scott Lawson of Orangeville, Dustin McCrank of Guelph and Justin Noble of Mississauga.
Sean Reid leads the way, making his 13th OHL Championship Series appearance while Scott Ferguson makes his 10th, Dave Lewis makes his third while Joe Monette and Mac Nichol each skate in their first-ever OHL Final.
On the lines, Dustin McCrank skates in his eighth Championship Series, Adam Harris works his third, Scott Lawson appears in his second while Brian Birkhoff and Justin Noble each make their first appearance.
2023 OHL Championship Series Officiating Team:
Number of OHL seasons in brackets
Referees:
Scott Ferguson (14)
Dave Lewis (13, 11 as a referee)
Joe Monette (15, 12 as a referee)
Mac Nichol (5, 4 as a referee)
Sean Reid (23, 19 as a referee)
Linesmen:
Brian Birkhoff (1)
Adam Harris (11)
Scott Lawson (9)
Dustin McCrank (14)
Justin Noble (4)
The Robertson Cup is emblematic of the Ontario Hockey League’s championship series. The Cup was presented by J. Ross Robertson, who was president of the Ontario Hockey Association from 1901 to 1905. Since its inception, the Robertson Cup has been won by 29 different teams with the Oshawa Generals leading the way with 13 championships including a record seven straight from 1938-44. The Peterborough Petes, who compete in this year’s Championship Final, are the only team to win three consecutive titles since the year 1950, doing so in 1978, 1979 and 1980.
The winner of the OHL Championship Series will advance to the 2023 Memorial Cup presented by Kia which takes place from May 26th through June 4th and also features the host Kamloops Blazers, the champion of the Western Hockey League and the champion of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
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