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Pay Rates and Fines

Officials' Game Fees
As of November 1, 2010
Level Fee
Adult
IHONC Rating: *New  1   2   3   **4 **5 **6
Bay Area: $30 $31 $35 $38.50 $40.50 $42.50 $44.50
STAHL:   $33 $34 $35 $36 $37 $38
* New Officials only - under 51 games worked.
** Levels 5 and 6 IHONC officials must be USA Hockey Level 3.
STYHL:   Youth (under 18) $15, Adults working youth games $25.

solo ref gets 1½ normal pay (only if scheduler contacted prior to first game) (normal pay only if game is canceled)
College Div III: $100 ref, $75 line    -    Div II: Ref $100, Line $65
games starting between 10pm and 6am, add $10 per official
Midget 18 AAA $48 ref, $38 line
Midget 18 AA $45 ref, $35 line
Midget 16 AAA $45 ref, $35 line
Midget 18 A $44 ref, $33 line
Midget 16 AA $44 ref, $33 line
Midget 16 A $41 ref, $30 line
Bantam AAA $41 ref, $30 line
Girls 19-Under $40 ref, $30 line
Bantam AA $40 ref, $30 line
Bantam A $39 ref, $28 line
Bantam B or
Girls 15-Under
$35 ref, $24 line
Peewee AAA $33 ref, $23 line
Peewee AA $33 ref, $23 line
Peewee A $32 ref, $22 line
Peewee B $28 ref, $21 line
Girls 12-Under $28 ref, $20 line
Squirt A $27 ref, $18 line
Squirt B or
Girls 10-Under
$24 ref, $17 line
Mite $21 ref, $15 line
Mite Cross-Ice (Norcal) $12 + Mileage
2-man Both officials receive referee pay
Last Minute Accepting an unsolicited (requesting) game assignment within 24 hours of the game, add $10.
3-3 or 4-4 cross ice For games 30 minutes or less: $14 for Youth Officials, $16 for Adult Officials - No mileage
Mileage Milesage is paid to adult officials only.

NorCal youth games: $0.55 per mile for trips in excess of 30 miles round trip (measured from the closest rink to the official's home)

San Jose tournaments: $50/day for officials from S. Lake Tahoe and Fresno; $25/day for officials from Santa Rosa, Vacaville, Roseville, and Stockton; $10/day for other officials traveling more than 60 miles round trip; one day's pay only if tournament is also paying for a hotel room.

Mileage reimbursements are intended to incent senior and experienced officials to travel to differing locations for a variety of purposes. It offers clubs the ability to have different officials referee their teams' games. It offers officials the chance to visit different venues and see different teams and players outside their local area. It provides the organization with developmental opportunities at higher levels while providing officials the incentive to spend more time on the weekends "on the road."

When assignments are provided as an accommodation for officials for personal reasons, or for youth officials, who because of playing schedules have limited availability, mileage is not billed to the clubs and paid to the officials. The clubs must incur the cost of travel. If they do not receive benefit from the officials' traveling to their rink, it is not reasonable to expect them to pay for it. As these expenses increase, it further escalates the costs of youth playing hockey and could potentially make the sport unaffordable for some.

The IHONC scheduler will make the final decision on whether or not mileage will be reimbursed.

Note: Only the IHONC scheduler is authorized to assign officials to IHONC games. If you officiate an IHONC game for which you are not formally scheduled, you may not be paid. See Scheduling Process for more detail.

Fines
Missed Games first time Game fee
twice within 90 days Double game fee
three or more Disciplinary Committee
Leaving Early except emergency, injury Forfeit game fee
Late for Game no replacement $20 fine
with replacement Replacement finishes game and is paid game fee. If replaced for multiple games, late official forfeits them all.
Definition "Late" is after the warmup begins, but still arriving within the first 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, it's considered a "missed game" (see above).
Out of Uniform arm bands in 2-official system $5
Failure to File Incident Report first time$10
second time½ game fee
third timeentire game fee
fourth timeDisciplinary Committee
Canceling or Declining Game more than 72 hours before game $5 fine
less than 72 hours before game $10 fine
less than 48 hours before game $15 fine
less than 24 hours before game $20 fine
No Fine for Cancellation:
  • if the official cannot work because of an injury sustained while officiating a prior game
  • if the official's playing schedule conflicts with the official's assignment, as long as the conflicting schedule was published after IHONC availability was due (IHONC-scheduled games only)
  • if the assignment does not fit within the official's availability and game preferences specified on the web site
Cancellation fines will not be waived for illness and non-officiating injuries, due to past abuses of the policy.
Note: Cancellations must be confirmed by scheduler, otherwise they count as no-shows. Within 72 hours of game, cancel by calling scheduler (adult games: 1-925-785-9608; youth games: 650-208-4820). Otherwise, cancel by email to the scheduler (adult games: referee@ihonc-ca.com; youth games: mmauro1207@aol.com). Please do not attempt to arrange for another official to take your place, since you may not be aware of key information needed to choose a proper substitute. (It would not save you the game cancellation fine in any case.) Let the IHONC scheduler arrange for a substitute.
Playoffs and Tournaments All fines doubled.
The IHONC scheduler will make the final decision on all fines based on these general policies, the official's prior history, and the details of the specific incident.
If you have any questions about these tables, please contact the IHONC president, Todd Llewellyn.

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