Fire and Ice Volume Four featuring Paul Fregeau!
River Dragons Roster Brought to you By:
#1Breandan Colgan 6’3”,205 lbs W yneew ood,PA
#4 Alex Storjohann 6’0”,190 lbs Anthem,AZ
#5 Cody Rodgers 5’10”,195 lbs Dalas, TX
#7 PaulFregeau 6’3”,191lbs Sylmar,CA
#9 Josh Pietrantonio 6’2”,210 lbs Hamilton,ON
#6 Tristan Petrie 6’2”,200 lbs Lloydminster,AB
#10 Cody W ickline 6’0”,175 lbs Flow er Mound,TX
#1 Kirk Underw ood 5’10”,185 lbs Littleton,CO
#12 Alexander Jmaeff 6’2”,200 lbs Creston,BC
#13 Edgars Ozolinsh 6’5”,220 lbs Riga, LV
#15 KyleMoore 6’0”,212 lbs charlotte,NC
#17 Austin Daae 6’0”,215 lbs Estevan,SK
#19 Thomas Aldw orth 6’0”,185 lbs Dalas, TX
#25 Chuck Costel o 6’1”,182 lbs Philadelphia,PA
#20 Ryan Gil 5’10”,190 lbs Torrance,CA
#26 Adam Vannel i 6’1”,194 lbs AppleVal ey,MN
#22 Jay Croop 5’1 ”,185 lbs Glen al en,VA
#24 MichaelGreco 6’2”,240 lbs Oril ia,ON
#27 Josh Label e 6’6”,200 lbs Mississauga,ON
#32 Brendan W hite 6’2”,205 lbs Medford,MA
#29 Jacob Kel y 5’10”,180 lbs Barrie,ON
#30 Tyran Hunter 6’0”,210 lbs Smithers,BC
#31Christian Pavlas 6’3”,210 lbs Bratislavia,SK
#39 LaneKing 6’1”,195 lbs W aunakee,W I
JeromeBechard Head Coach
COLUMBUS CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT Georgia’s First Consolidated Government Post Office Box 1340 Columbus, Georgia 31902-1340 B.H. “Skip” Henderson III Mayor Telephone (706) 225-4712 Fax (706) 653-4970
Welcome River Dragons Fans,
On behalf of the Citizens of the City of Columbus and as Mayor, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the City of Columbus, the Columbus Civic Center, and River Dragons hockey. To those visiting from outside Columbus, welcome to the Fountain City, and to our residents, we are glad you are able to enjoy us at one of our city’s great facilities. I applaud the commitment and hard work it takes become a professional athlete and we welcome the players and their families to our city. We are honored that you are living in our community and know you will do a great job representing our city. To the visiting team, we hope you enjoy our famous southern hospitality, even if our River Dragons are not generous providing you with many wins here in Columbus. I know the ownership group, Ignite Sport, takes pride in representing our community whether it be the Chatt-a-Hoots baseball team or the Dragons. Our city has so much to offer through our many world class amenities and, as you will discover, hospitality that flows through our city like the Chattahoochee River. We are honored to be home to Fort Benning along with our rich heritage of manufacturing and business entrepreneurship. We hope you have a chance to visit our many museums and enjoy our recreation outlets like the Dragon Fly Trail. Whether you have a chance to zip line across or kayak down the river, enjoy a great meal at our many fine eating establishments, enjoy our famous art scene, or visit our music and entertainment venues, I know you’ll agree in Columbus – We Do Amazing! Go Dragons!
Very best regards,
B.H. “Skip” Henderson III Mayor Columbus Consolidated Government
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A LETTER FROM THE FPHL Dear Columbus River Dragons Fans, Welcome to the exciting 12th season of Federal Prospect Hockey League action. The Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL) is committed to pro- viding quality family entertainment at affordable prices in some of the most exciting new and established hockey markets in North America. We are also dedicated to the growth of professional hockey at the Class A level and creating a developmental ground not only for elite hockey players, but officials, coaches, and front office staff as well. We will strive to build dedi- cated, customer orientated staff; and provide fans, advertisers, sponsors, and partners with great value while operating at acceptable profit targets. I want to congratulate our 2022 Commissioners Champions, the Water- town Wolves on their tremendous run last year. The FPHL has promoted and advanced over 500 players to various leagues including the AHL, ECHL, SPHL, and European leagues. The FPHL welcomes our new teams in new markets in Motor City (Detroit, Michigan; The Rockers) and Missis- sippi (Biloxi, MS; Sea Wolves). We also welcome back Elmira now known as the Mammoth. They join our existing teams in Binghamton, NY; Colum- bus, GA; Danbury, CT; Harrington, DE; Port Huron, MI; Watertown, NY; and Winston-Salem, NC. We appreciate your continued support and hope you will follow our league and the team you are rooting for along our leagues and team’s social media platforms. Also remember the FPHL prides itself on being fan friendly, all our games are free to watch via the teams YouTube channels. Our league’s future continues to look bright; we are exciting about our neutral site games in Baton Rouge, LA and we believe we may have several
others joining the FPHL family in the future. So, sit back and enjoy hockey FPHL style! Respectfully, Don Kiran FPHL Commissioner
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Don and Dee Trimble the and I "I really appreciate 'product' teamwork that the guys bring to the ice. My wife and (the "crazy hat people") sit behind the glass near the Zamboni door. We love to bang on the glass, cheer for our Dragons, yell at the Refs, and make goofy faces at our competition. But I also appreciate the people behind the scenes. The office staff is always helpful and friendly. As a season ticket holder and Inside Edge Member, my input and feedback are heard. That means a lot to have an organization that cares, wants to make improvements, keep hockey alive, and make our experience even better and more fun throughout the season. Thanks, Dragons!"-Don Trimble Favorite Players Schmit #19 and Michael Greco #24 Brand #66 inventor of the hybrid icing rule used is hilarious and I love his sense of humor. I also think he must have been the source of inspiration for the term "Great Scott". Don- Justin Dee- Scott by every major hockey league in the world! Scott
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The Federal Prospects Hockey League League’s 2022-23 will be its 12 th full season as a professional hockey league. Led by Commissioner and Founder Don Kiran and Andrew “Sarge” Richards, the FPHL has grown as an attractive option to play unaffiliated pro hockey. The league now consists of ten teams located in the Midwest, Northeast and Southern United States. The league is looking forward to continuing to add more members in the 2023-24 season.
2022-23 Active Teams
Team (Division)
Founded
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Capacity
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Binghamton Black Bears (E)
2021 Visions Veterans Memorial Arena
5,000 Binghamton Black Bears
Carolina Thunderbirds (C)
2017 W-S Fairgrounds Annex
3,050 Winston-Salem, NC
Columbus River Dragons (C)
2019 Columbus Civic Center
6,500 Columbus, GA
Danbury Hat Tricks (E)
2019 Danbury Ice Arena
3,050 Danbury, CT
Delaware Thunder (E)
2019 Centre Ice Arena
750
Harrington, DE
Elmira Mammoth (E)
2022 First Arena
3,784 Elmira, NY
Motor City Rockers (C)
2022 Big Boy Arena
3,400 Fraser, MI
Mississippi Sea Wolves (C)
2022 Mississippi Coast Coliseum
9,150 Biloxi, MS
Port Huron Prowlers (C)
2015 McMorran Place
2,200 Port Huron, MI
Watertown Wolves (E)
2013 Municipal Arena
1,500 Watertown, NY
Points/Standings
The FPHL uses the Olympic scoring system when awarding points based on game results. This means that a team receives three (3) points for a regulation win, two (2) points for an overtime or shootout win, one (1) point for an overtime or shootout loss and no points (0) for a regulation loss. This season all teams will play a schedule consisting of 56 regular season games, 28 home and 28 away. The league will have two divisions, the Continental, and the Empire, with the top four teams in each division advancing to the Commissioner’s Cup Playoffs.
Playoffs
The 2023 Commissioner’s Cup Playoffs will feature the four top teams in each division advancing to the first round of the playoffs. The higher seed receives home ice advantage in a best-of-three series. The first round winners in each division advance to face each other in a best-of-three series for the division championship. Division champions from the Empire and Continental divisions will face off in a best-of-five series for the Commissioner’s Cup Championship.
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History of Columbus Hockey
The Columbus Civic Center housed the Columbus Cottonmouths from 1996 to 2017. The Cottonmouths began play Central Hockey League (CHL) in 1996 joining the Macon Whoopee and the Nashville Nighthawks as expansion teams that year. Two years later the Cottonmouths won the CHL Championship in 1998. The Snakes made the CHL playoffs all five seasons in the league They also made to the finals in 2000 and 2001 however they lost in the finals in those years. 2002, the CHL merged with the Western Professional Hockey League and the Cottonmouths elected to participate in new league the East Coast Hockey League. Later on, the “Coast” as it was nicknamed became the ECHL. The Cottonmouths played in the ECHL 2002-2004 led by their captain, Jerome “Boom Boom” Bechard. Although their time in the ECHL was tough as Columbus failed to make the playoffs in both seasons. They posted a 37-27-8 record in their final season in the “Coast”. Late that season rumors of relocation of the team to Sarasota, Florida seemingly was to close the book on the Cottonmouths. However, the move never occurred as failure to start construction on the arena in Florida kept the Cottonmouths where they belong in Columbus. The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) became a longer-term home for the Cottonmouths for in 2005. The Cottonmouths were one of the inaugural members in the SPHL and in the 2005 playoffs , capped off an undefeated postseason run to win the first ever SPHL trophy. Led by coach, Jerome Bechard, the Snakes would see success again in 2007 when they held the best record in the regular season in the SPHL. Unfortunately, they would fall in the first round of the playoffs to the Jacksonville Barracudas. Fast forward to 2012 when the Cottonmouths finished with a 35-16-5 record in route to their second President’s cup trophy. Again, the Cottonmouths went undefeated in the postseason that year to claim the title. The Snakes would reach the finals again in the 2013-14 season but would fall to Pensacola. In subsequent season, they continued to make the playoffs but fell short of the finals.
In March of 2017, owners Wanda and Shelby Amos put the team on the market, and failing to find a buyer, ceased operations for the upcoming season.
History of Columbus Hockey
Sadly, the City of Columbus watched their beloved Snakes close up shop for good.
Attempts were made to ice a new franchise for the 2018-19 season, however after some discussion the SPHL terminated the application for the possible new team. In 2019, Ignite Sports & Entertainment and the City of Columbus reached agreement to bring hockey back for the 2019-2020 season. Accordingly, the Columbus River Dragons were born as they joined the Federal Prospects Hockey League. (The Fed). Unfortunately, the 2019-20 inaugural season ended early due to Covid, The announcement of suspension of the season came as an inopportune time as the River Dragons were about to host a record crowd vs. Carolina late in the season and move into the playoffs. Since Covid restrictions were still in place and because various State Government jurisdictions had varying Covid restrictions only half the league teams were able to play games in the 2020-21 season. Four teams Carolina, Columbus, Elmira, and Port Huron played a short season with restrictions that dramatically limited crowds. They competed for a special Trophy the Ignite Cup. The good news is your Columbus River Dragons prevailed as the Ignite Cup Champions winning on Columbus Civic Center Ice! Finally, normalcy returned for the 2021-22 season. The Dragons played a full season finishing second overall in the 7-team league, They then defeated the Danbury Hat Tricks in the first round of the playoffs and moved on to the best of three Championship Round. Game one versus Watertown New York was played in Columbus before more than 4,500 fans. After falling behind 1-0 just 24 seconds into the contest, the Dragons battled back to win in a nail biter 3-2 and send the big crowd home happy. The series then shifted to Watertown with the Wolves winning game two and setting up the final winner take all match in game three. The pivotal third game was a back-and-forth battle that needed an extra period and a half of overtime before Watertown’s Lane King (yes, the now a Dragon) scored in the 2nd overtime to claim the President’s Cup. The 2022-23 season brought expansion to the FPHL, The Mississippi Sea Wolves in Biloxi Mississippi, Motor City (Detroit) (Rockers) and the return of hockey to Elmira (Mammoth). The ten-team league was spilt into two divisions with the River Dragons now playing in the Continental Division.
Staff Bios
Scott Brand RiverDragonsPresident/GeneralM anager
W hatcan we say aboutScot Brand thathe hasn’talready said abouthim self?Brand isa productof am ateurhockey having played youth hockey in M ichigan,Iow a,Texas,and Ilinois.Aftera playing “career”(nota very good one either)in Juniorhockey,he spenteightseasonsasan on-ice of f i cial(boo) in the United StatesHockey League,InternationalHockey League,and the EastCoastHockey League. Afterleaving the ice,he held the position ofVice-Presidentand GeneralM anagerofthe W aterloo Black Haw ksofthe United StatesHockey League from 1992-96 and he also founded the W aterloo Bucks,the 1stexpansion team in the NorthwoodsBasebal League In 1996,he nam ed the Vice-Presidentofthe Dubuque Fighting Saintsofthe USHL,and then in 1998,and forthe 14 seasons,he guided USA Hockey’s Of f i ciating Developm entProgram (boo)along with being the DirectorofHockey Operationswith the USHL.Underhisdirection,16 of f i cialsadvanced to sign NationalHockey League contracts(including Cotonm outhsplayerPeterM cDougal)and over250 into m inorprofessional&am p;colege hockey.He is also the inventorofthe icing rule thatisused by every m ajorhockey league in the world.In 2008 Brand received the Distinguished Service Aw ard from the United StatesHockey League and in 2012 he w as inducted into the IlinoisHockey Hal ofFam e.2013 saw Brand hired by theYoungstown Phantom sof the USHL,the team won the 2014-15 Anderson Cup Cham pionship.In 2015 the team wassold,and Brand returned hom e to hisfam ily farm in St.Louis,M Iw here he helped starta localfarm ersm arket and wasnam ed Vice PresidentofOperationsforPure Pro W restling,a M ichigan based sports entertainm entprom otion.In 2016,Brand waslured back into hockey and wasnam ed the President&am p; GeneralM anagerofthe expansion Carolina Thunderbirds.During the 2018-19 season thatteam would go on to winning a record 24 gam esin a row,the regularseason cham pionship,and the playof f cham pionship along with seling outthe building a record 13 tim es.In June of2019,he washired asto the position ofPresident/GeneralM anagerofthe Colum busRiverDragons.In 2020,he wasthe driving force behind the return ofbasebal to theValey with the expansion Colum busChat-a-Hootsand he struck again in 2021 w ith an expansion team in Oxford,AL and the Choccolocco M onsters.
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Staff Bios
Kristen Buley ChiefFinancialOf f i cer
Although she wasborn and raised in Louisiana,Kristen spentm ostofheradultlife caling Georgia and Alaska hom e.W ith a Bachelor'sdegree from Louisiana Colege,and a M aster'sfrom University ofAlaska Fairbanks, Kristen hasheld a variety ofpositionsthathave prepared herforherrolesw ith Ignite Sportsand BKI Accounting. She'sa bitcom petitive,having played sportsal ofherlife.From playing high schoolthrough colege athletics and intram urals,to coaching herkids'sportsteam s,to com petitive archery and kickbal;she'sathom e on the f ield ofplay and often leansinto those experiencesw hile m aking careerdecisions. She'sa self-professed lifelong student,often picking up coursesto have the ability to beterherclients' business.W hen she'snotin the of f i ce she'susualy looking forsom ething new to experience,orcurled up with abookand herdogs.
Diego W ilson Corporate AccountExecutive
Diego m oved down to Colum bus,from Lansing,M ichigan where he grew up playing hockey.Hiscareertook him al acrossthe country from Juniorhockey in Richm ond,Virginia to Ham line University in St.Paul, M innesota.Ithasalso alow ed him the opportunity to earn hisB.A.in Crim inalJustice from the University of MassachusetsDartm outh.Hiscontinued love forthe gam e hasnow led him to the RiverDragonswhere he wil be working in the frontof f i ce.
Diego isthe youngestoffourwith two olderbrothers,Tony & M ichael,and one oldersisterKristal.He isalso the proud Uncle ofhisniece Raquel.
Staff Bios
ElysseBradford M arketing M anager
A native ofDalas,Texas,Elysse earned tw o Bachelor'sdegreesfrom Auburn University in M arketing and Psychology,concentrating on digitalm arketing and neurodevelopm ent.Elysse previously w orked for Auburn'sClub Hockey team forthree yearspriorto joining the Ignite Sportsteam .
Chris Poirier M erchandise M anager
Chrisisoriginaly from Verm ont,butfound hisway to Colum busvia Raleigh,NC.He graduated with his M asterofDivinity from Southeastern BaptistTheologicalSem inary,hisM aster'sdegree in Safety,Security,and Em ergency M anagem entfrom Eastern Kentucky University,and hisBachelor'sdegree in AssetsProtection and Security from Eastern Kentucky University.Chrisisalso the FounderofColum busGotGam e,a local non-prof itthatprovidesa safe location forthose who enjoy video gam esand tabletop gam esto play together in com m unity.Previously,Chrisserved foralm osta decade asa Program /ProjectM anagerforthe US Governm ent,handling m ultiple high-value,high-im pactNationalSecurity Program s/Projects.
Staff Bios
Jaden Krueger Gam e Night& EventOperationsM anager
Jaden w asborn and raised in Grand Junction,CO,graduating in M ay of2021from Colorado M esa University w ith a B.S.in SportsM anagem entand BusinessAdm inistration.
Grow ing up he played severaldif ferentsports,including basketbal,golf,track and f ield,and basebal,w here hislove forsportscontinued to grow.Priorto working forthe RiverDragons,Jaden held positionsasthe Eventsand Activation Coordinatorforthe Grand Junction SportsCom m ission,and asaGam e Night O perationsStaf f M em berforCM U Athletics.
In the fal of2021,Jaden wasbroughton to Ignite Sportsand Entertainm ent,where he continuesto develop hisexpertise in Gam e NightOperationsand Com m unity Relations.
Kirk Underw ood Group SalesM anager
Kirkisoriginalyfrom Litleton,CO where he grew up playing hockey!He m oved awayfrom hom e when he was16 to play juniorhockey on the eastcoastforthe nextfouryears.Afterhe f inished playing junior hockey,he spenthisf irsttwo yearsofcolege atChatham University in Pitsburgh before transfering to UNLV w here he graduated in 2020 w ith a B.S.in Kinesiology.Shortly after,he started playing forthe Colum busRiverDragons!
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JeromeBechard Head Coach
W hen you hearthe nam e Jerom e Bechard,you m ightim m ediately think,“tough Colum busHockey."Jerom e wasthe 115th overal pickin the sixth round ofthe NHL draftby the Hartford W halers.He signed with the LA Kingsand played tw o yearsw ith theirfarm team in New Haven,Connecticut.Jerom e’shockey careertook him to the Birm ingham Bulsforfouryearsbefore spending the nexttwenty-one yearsin Colum busasa playerand coach.
Afterthe Cotonm outhsfranchise dissolved,Jerom e’slove forColum busand hisdesire to serve people,led him to a careerin realestate and he joined Coldw el Bankerin 2017.
Jerom e and hiswife Rhonda have two daughtersAlex,a graduate ofthe University ofGeorgia and Kylie who atendsand playssocceratAuburn University.
Jay Croop Player/AssistantCoach
Jay Croop,a native ofW aunakee,W isconsin,played high schoolhockey forthe W aunakee W ar iors.After high school,he m oved to Richm ond,Virginiato playjuniororthe Richm ond Generalswhere theywon back to back division titlesand one league cham pionship hislastyearwith them .Folowing juniors,Jay wentout westto play forthe W iliston State Colege Tetons,where they played fora NJCAA nationalcham pionship. Jay hasplayed f ive yearsofprofessionalhockey in the FPHL and won hisf irstprofessionalcham pionship last yearwith the CarolinaThunderbirds.
Jay hasone olderbrother,Jared,and three youngersisters,Jocelynn,Taylor,and Ava.Jay’ssister,Taylor,isa tw o tim e nationalcham pion forAuburn University’sEquestrian team .
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FPHL RULES AND REGULATIONS
RINK The playing surface that is surrounded by the "boards" is known as the rink. The ice surface is generally 0.8 to 1.2 inches thick with the markings painted underneath the top most layer. The rink is divided in half by the center red line and divided by three with two blue lines separating the attacking zone (where you are attempting to score), the neutral zone and the defending zone (where your goalie is).
TEAMS Each team starts with a maximum of 18 players in a Federal Hockey League game (16 skaters, two goalies). The game begins with the following players on the ice. GOALTENDER The goaltender, or goalie as he is more commonly known, has the responsibility of keeping the puck out of his team’s net. Goalies do not stray too far from their net and are granted certain protections when they are inside their “crease”. The crease is the blue painted area in front of the goal mouth. Goalies can use any method they prefer to stop the puck from going in except for throwing their stick. Goalies are not allowed to play the puck past the center red line. Because of this teams will pull their goalie off the ice to allow for an extra skater in certain situations, like if a delayed penalty is called against the other team or if it is late and they desperately need a goal. Goaltenders bear a lot of responsibility on a team. They are out there for all 60 minutes with no shift changes except for the occasional time they are pulled off the ice and intermissions. They often have the weight of the game on their shoulders and stop 100+ MPH shots without even flinching, they truly are a special breed. Because of their unique position, teams value their goaltenders highly. Don’t believe us? Watch what happens when someone gets a little too close or even touches an opposing goalie after a whistle. It makes for some interesting between play viewing.
DEFENSEMAN There are two defensemen on the ice, one to cover the left side of the ice and another to cover the right. Very rarely will you not see two defensemen on the ice during play. A 4-on- 3 power play or 3-on-3 play is perhaps the most common times a team will only have one player playing defense. Defensemen are tasked with forcing turnovers out of the opponent's forwards and keep the line of sight clear for the goalie, so he can see and stop shots coming his way. Defensemen are also asked to block shots frequently to prevent them from getting to the goaltender. In the offensive zone you will see defensemen guarding what are known as the "points". The "point" refers to the area where the blue line meets the boards inside an attacking zone. The next time you hear a broadcaster say "shoots from the point" this is the "point" he's usually referring to. Not only are defensemen usually the toughest guys on the ice (enduring the most body checks from opponents, blocking shots without goalie gear, skating more minutes on average than a forward) they also can possess some of thehardest slap shots on the team. This makes defensemen perfect for putting hard slap shots in on net from the point position. They are far enough away that they can get the shot off, and they hit the shot so hard that even if a goalie sees the defenseman he may not see the shot whizz right by him.
FORWARDS In a normal situation of 5-on-5 hockey there will be three forwards on the ice, a center, a left wing and a right wing. The center’s job is to take the faceoffs attempting to win control for his team right away on any given play and act as a rover of support between more offensive minded players and the defensive minded players. Wingers are more offensively based players who will use the flanks to create havoc on an opponent’s defensive core to try and score goals. Depending on the zone a line expects to play in or what kind of situation the game is in (power play, penalty kill etc.) it may be more beneficial to have an “off-handed” winger, which is a left-handed shot playing right wing. It all goes into a coach’s strategy on how he chooses to set up his lines. Three forwards are usually kept together throughout the game, so they can build good chemistry while on the ice. If a team goes down a man because of a penalty you will often see less forwards on the ice. A 5-on- 4 power play would see the team playing shorthanded utilize two forwards and two defensemen. Conversely, a team on the power play could send out more forwards to try and capitalize on the man advantage.
OFFICIALS On-ice officials oversee the game and oversee that all rules are being followed and keep players safe while on the ice. Officials are broken into two subcategories, linesmen and referees. Linesmen are responsible for dropping all pucks on faceoffs, breaking up fights, and enforcing non-penalty infractions like offsides, icing and playing the puck with a high stick. Referees award goals on the ice and assess penalties to players that impact manpower on the ice. You can tell the difference between a referee and a linesman by the orange sleeve on their jerseys. If a penalty is severe enough and one of the orange banded men did not see it, a linesman can report the infraction to the referee at a stoppage of play and a penalty can be assessed if deemed appropriate. There are also off-ice officials at all hockey games who oversee the more administrative side of things. The scorekeeper, timekeeper, goal judges and penalty box attendants are all examples of different off-ice officials that are crucial to making a hockey game run smoothly .
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