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October 22, 2019 Former National Hockey League referee, Don Koharski will be visiting Glace Bay to help launch a Glace Bay Minor Hockey Association initiative aimed at developing our on ice officials. Koharski was an NHL official for 32 years and has officiated in 1,882 regular season games (referee and linesman) 262 playoff games and 11 Stanley Cup Finals games. He entered the league in 1977 and worked 163 NHL games as a linesman before becoming a referee. His first game as a referee was Nov. 21, 1981. Since retiring from the ice in 2009, Don continues to work with...

March 27th, 2019 - Team Stripes is proud to announce we have partnered with Vokkero Communication Systems to help deliver these high-quality training devices to hockey officials.    Vokkero is the world's top provider of communication systems to sports officials, and has worked with top organizations such as FIFA, the KHL, and the NCAA.  Team Stripes is the exclusive dealer for providing these devices to hockey officials in North America. Interested in learning more about these systems? Check out the products here.    A promo video showcasing the technology is also coming soon!

January 31, 2019 - Today, Team Stripes announced they are partnering with the Tim Peel Referee Camp as the camp’s exclusive video content provider. Team Stripes will be providing the camp with high-quality teaching tools to help support the growth and development of its students. President of Team Stripes, Brandon Bourgeois states “It is a pleasure to announce this partnership with the Tim Peel Referee Camp today. Tim brings an incredible officiating resume along with a passion for teaching officials that we are excited to help support. This will be a world-class event and we are thrilled to be involved.” With more than 20 years of...

August 13th, 2018 – Today, Team Stripes announced that they are partnering-up with RefStuff.ca to provide more support to officials from across the globe. The partnership will see RefStuff.ca provide resources to Team Stripes supporters, including monthly gift card giveaways. At the same time, Team Stripes will support RefStuff.ca members with quality educational tools and […]

July 25th, 2018 – Today, Don Koharski and Team Stripes announced they are partnering-up to deliver premium online training tools for hockey officials. The partnership will see Koharski fulfill the role of Program Director, in which he will oversee the development and creation of these tools, among which will be the creation of his own […]