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In this episode of the Team Stripes Podcast, we talk with former AHL/ECHL veteran referee Jamie Koharski. We begin by talking about his career and his involvement in instructing young officials (dkrefcamps.com/), before talking about how to handle life on the road as a referee. Many referees know the struggle of needing to make those […]

On the Team Stripes Podcast, we recently had the opportunity to talk with veteran NHL Linesman Vaughan Rody. Vaughan has worked more than 1,000 NHL games, including two Heritage Classics, the 2016 NHL All-Star game, as well as the NHL’s 2017 China Games. Vaughan is also committed to helping others improve their skating skills, as […]

We had the great opportunity to interview former NHL referee, Paul Stewart, on the Team Stripes Podcast. Paul is a highly decorated referee, having worked more than 1,000 regular season games along with two Canada Cup appearances and two All Star Games. We talk about his career, how the game has changed, what he looks […]

Exciting news! Team Stripes is proud to announce the creation of #WhistleWednesdays for Instagram. We have partnered with Acme Whistles to give away a free whistle every week, with a winner being announced each Wednesday. Rules: Follow @goteamstripes Post a photo of you with your jersey + whistle Tag @goteamstripes and @acme_whistles Use the #WhistleWednesday

The Team Stripes Podcast had the recent opportunity to sit down and talk with Eric Arrigo of HockeyRefShop.com to discuss several different subjects. Eric has a pretty interesting story including as a player, as a referee, and as a referee entrepreneur and business-owner. As Eric tells us on the episode, he even had the idea […]