Link to the webcast for downloading to your iPod, iPhone, or other compatible device.
Host: Dave Aiello
Guest: Ian Walsh, NHL Referee
Highlights of Episode 1:
- An introduction to the webcast,
- Hockey Officiating news from the Summer of 2008,
- An interview with our special guest, Referee Ian Walsh from the National Hockey League.
Show notes:
- Introduction to HockeyRefCast:
- HockeyRefCast.com: Home of the webcast.
- HockeyRefCast [at] gmail.com: Webcast email address.
- Information about Dave Aiello, host of the webcast:
- Biography:
- DaveAiello.com: Dave Aiello's personal website.
- RinkAtlas.com: Dave Aiello's website providing door-to-door directions to 2,000 indoor ice rinks in the United States and Canada.
- twitter.com/daveaiello: Follow Dave on Twitter for more information about HockeyRefCast.
- Officiating news from the Summer of 2008 / Rule Changes:
- NHL
- 2008-09 Official NHL Rulebook from NHL.com, including a video hosted by Stephen Walkom with extensive examples.
- NCAA
- National Federation of High Schools
- 2008-09 High School Ice Hockey Rules Changes Announced, Press Release from the NFHS.
- USA Hockey
- Not a rule change year, except for the ACHA which plays slightly modified NCAA rules.
- USA Hockey Rules page (including Rulebook and Casebook, Off-ice Officiating Manual, and Junior Rulebook).
- HockeyCanada
- HockeyCanada Rule Changes for the 2008-2009 Season (PDF Document / Memo), courtesy of Hockey Nova Scotia.
- Ian Walsh interview:
- Biography:
- Ian Walsh page on NHLofficials.com.
- The Atlantic District Officiating Development Camp Celebrates Its Fifth Anniversary on AAHArefs.org.
- Training Camp article from Behind the Scenes with Ian Walsh on NHLofficials.com. This article includes photos of NHL officiating staff members participating in the fitness tests.
- Miscellaneous:
Dave Aiello
Dave Aiello is a high school and college ice hockey official from the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area. He officiates ACHA Division I and II Hockey, which is college club hockey in the United States, and in ECAC West, which is a college varsity hockey league at the Division III level.
Dave is an Internet application developer during the day. He founded the website called RinkAtlas.com, which is a site that provides door-to-door directions to over 2,000 rinks in the United States and Canada. He also founded the website OperationGadget.com, which is a weblog about electronic gadgets and the technology used in sports.
Dave also does some freelance writing for Inside iPhone, a website about the Apple iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPod Touch which is published by O'Reilly Media.
Ian Walsh
(photo: NHL)
Ian Walsh grew up in Philadelphia, where he lives today. He has been in the NHL since the 2000-2001 season and has worked over 275 regular season games.
Prior to joining the NHL staff, Ian worked in prestigious leagues such as the United States Hockey League, the ECHL, and the American Hockey League. He officiated the ECHL finals in 1996 and the AHL conference finals in 2002.
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