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It is the policy of USA Hockey to assign only qualified officials to all levels of competition. The USA Hockey Officiating Program strongly recommends the following guidelines be adhered to when scheduling all USA Hockey-sanctioned games.

Age Class	Girls'/ Women's	Referee	Tier I/TierII	Tier I/ Linesman	Tier II
Adult Open		Level 4		Level 3
Adult U.S.		Level 4		Level 3
Adult No-Check	Women's Adult	Level 3		Level 2
Junior A		Level 4		Level 3
Junior B		Level 4		Level 3
Junior C		Level 3		Level 3
H.S. Varsity		Level 3		Level 3
H.S. Junior Varsity		Level 3		Level 3
Midget	19-or-Under	Level 3	Level 3	Level 2	Level 3
Bantam	15-or-Under	Level 2	Level 3	Level 2	Level 2
Pee Wee	12-or-Under	Level 1	Level 2	Level 1	Level 1
Squirt	10-or-Under	Level 1	Level 1	Level 1	Level 1
Mite		Level 1	Level 1	Level 1	Level 2
2-OFFICIAL SYSTEM
Age Class	Girls'/ Women's	Referees		Tier1/Tier II
Adult Open		Level 3 and Level 3
Adult U.S.		Level 3 and Level 3
Adult No-Check	Women's Adult	Level 3 and Level 3
Junior A		Level 4 and Level 4
Junior B		Level 4 and Level 4
Junior C		Level 3 and Level 3
H.S. Varsity		Level 3 and Level 3
H.S. Junior Varsity		Level 3 and Level 3
Midget	19-or-Under	Level 3 and Level 3		Level 3 and Level 3
Bantam	15-or-Under	Level 2 and Level 2		Level 3 and Level 3
Pee Wee	12-or-Under	Level 1 and Level 1		Level 2 and Level 2
Squirt	10-or-Under	Level 1 and Level 1		Level 1 and Level 1
Mite		Level 1 and Level 1		Level 1 and Level 1
Note: To be eligible to officiate any State, Regional or National Championships, an official must be completely registered on or before December 31 of the current season. If possible, only Level 4 officials will be eligible to work National Championships.

Minimum Referee Level Requirements for Games