Central Zone Referee's Committee Awards and Recipients

The Central Zone has many awards that are used to recognize deserving officials within the zone. Click on each link to find out more information about each award.

Memorial Awards	Provincial Awards	Zone Awards	Other Awards
George Look Award 2008-09 Winner: Jason Clark Brian Paulichuk Award 2008-09 Winner: Kevin Webinger Marian Lester Award 2008-09 Winner: Dan Morris Al Peterson Award 2008-09 Winner: Andrew Barker Ian Anderson Award 2008-09 Winner: Brady Anderson	Ernie Boruk Award 2008-09 Nominee: Scott McNabb Dave Ganley Award 2008-09 Nominee: Wayne Krausnick Retired Provincial Awards Most Improved (retired 2008) Most Deserving (retired 2008) Hockey Alberta Developmental Award	City Award 2008-09 Winner: Darrell Martindale Rural Award 2008-09 Winner: Warren Randle Community Award 2008-09 Winner: Brent Wilson	Supervision Award 2008-09 Winner: Warren Randle Bonehead Move of the Year 2008-09 Winner: Steve Bowden Special Award Hockey Calgary Award 2008-09 Winners: Niels Hansen (Most JustPlay Entries) Scott McNabb (Service Award)

George Look Memorial Award

The Central Zone Referee's Committee presents the George Look Memorial Award annually to an individual in, or who has been in, the Zone who best exemplifies the high standards of continued dedication and leadership to the community and a willingness to work with his peers. It is given in the memory of Mr. George R. Look who was a member of the Referee's Committee and our Zone at the time of his death. Mr. Look was killed performing his duty as a City of Calgary Firefighter on New Years Eve 1980, while working a shift for a fellow firefighter so that the friend could be with his family on that holiday evening. George Look also exhibited this kind of service and dedication to our Zone and to the Referee's Committee.

A Committee will be struck annually by the Executive, to be chaired by the most recent recipient, and its members will include as many of the past recipients as are available along with representation from the General Membership as deemed necessary.

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Brian Paulichuk Memorial Award

The Central Zone Referee's Committee and the Paulichuck family present the Brian Paulichuck Memorial Award annually to a member of the Zone who shows great potential and judgement in his/her skills as a Referee and Linesman. Brian Paulichuck was a member of our Zone who himself showed these qualities and had a strong desire to work hard game in and game out, until his death in 1988.

The recipient will be chosen by the Executive annually based on all information received through the supervision program and all other means of identifying this official.

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Marian Lester Memorial Award

The Central Zone Referee's Committee presents the Marian Lester Memorial Award annually to an individual in the Zone who has shown outstanding dedication to officiating minor hockey in the Central Zone. The recipient must have gone beyond the normal call of duty in assisting the assignors whenever possible (i.e. repeatedly accepting games on short notice), must be a member in good standing, with no disciplinary issues during the season in question, and have assisted with the supervision program, where possible. The award is presented in memory of Marian Lester, a long-time assignor of Minor Hockey for the Central Zone Referees Committee, who passed away in 1999.

The recipient is chosen annually by the Assignors.

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Al Peterson Memorial Award

The Central Zone Referee's Committee presents the Al Peterson Memorial Award annually to the Zone's Most Improved official.

The official who has shown the most improvement within their officiating caliber of hockey. This is not necessarily your best official but the one who has progressed the most through their attendance at clinics/seminars and their on-ice efforts.

The award is presented in memory of Al Peterson, a long-time supervisor of Hockey for the Central Zone Referees Committee, who passed away in 2008.

The recipient will be chosen by the Executive annually based on all information received through the supervision program and all other means of identifying this official.

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Ian Anderson Memorial Award
(Hockey Calgary Community Official of the Year Award)

This award is given by Hockey Calgary.

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Ernie Boruk Award

This is the highest award that we have and is awarded each year at the Provincial AGM.

The criteria that was found was from the 1986 AGM and state "the award is to be presented annually to a person in appreciation for outstanding dedication and contribution to the Hockey Alberta Referees' Committee"

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Dave Ganley Award

The Dave Ganley Award will be presented to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to Hockey Officiating in Alberta

Criteria:
- Nominees can be either an active or no longer active on-ice official
- Nominees have made an outstanding contribution to hockey officiating in Alberta at either the local or provincial level
- Nominees are or were members in good standing
- Nominees have been or were involved for a minimum of fifteen years with at least five years of administration (ie: zone executive member or local RIC)

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Most Improved (award retired in 2008)

The official who has shown the most improvement within their officiating caliber of hockey. This is not necessarily your best official but the one who has progressed the most through their attendance at clinics/seminars and their on-ice efforts.

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Most Deserving (award retired in 2008)

This official is rated on their own officiating skills and what they put back into the Branch/Division i.e., supervisor, instructor, administration.

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Hockey Alberta Developmental Award

Criteria are that the individuals must have made a significant contribution to Hockey Alberta Referee Development Programs through direct involvement in one or more of HDC's Development Programs.

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City Award

Zone Awards are made to someone who has made a significant contribution to the Zone and its operation over the years. They have been around so long that the original criteria can't be found.

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Rural Award

Zone Awards are made to someone who has made a significant contribution to the Zone and its operation over the years. They have been around so long that the original criteria can't be found.

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Community Award

Zone Awards are made to someone who has made a significant contribution to the Zone and its operation over the years. They have been around so long that the original criteria can't be found.

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Supervision Award

This award will be given to the official, either active on non-active, who best dedicates themselves to the betterment of other officials through supervisions.

Considerations will be:
- number of supervisions
- quality of supervisions, and
- the readiness to do supervisions upon the request of the supervisions director.

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Bonehead Move of the Year Award

This award will be given to the official who does the most foolish thing of the year, on or off the ice. The event must be hockey or referee related.

Any and all stories must be submitted to Ryan Bonnett via email. Please do not post them on the site. The award will then be voted on by the executive members and given to the lucky official at the year-end social.

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Special Award

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Hockey Calgary Award

This award is given by Hockey Calgary.

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