USHL Waterloo Black Hawks

Participants for "Ref" Event Announced

Published on November 3, 2011 under United States Hockey League (USHL)
Waterloo Black Hawks News Release


Waterloo, Iowa-United States Hockey League Director of Officials Scott Brand will be one of the featured speakers during the Waterloo Black Hawks "Ref, You Rock" dinner at 6:30 on Tuesday, November 8th at the

Grout Museum in downtown Waterloo, the Black Hawks announced Thursday.

Brand will be joined by USHL veterans Johnathan Morrison and Tom Albindia during the presentation. Fans in attendance will have the chance to ask questions about the rules of the game and hear about the perspective of hockey referees and linesmen. Black Hawks players will also be on hand serving an unlimited spaghetti supper. Everyone at the event will also be admitted to "From McElroy Auditorium to Young Arena: The Golden Era of the Black Hawks," the Grout Museum's new exhibit on Waterloo hockey history. A limited number of tickets for "Ref, You Rock" remain available for $20 from the Black Hawks box office. The Grout Museum is located at 503 South Street.

Scott Brand

After accumulating substantial amounts of penalty minutes as a junior player, Brand became a referee on a full time basis in the 1980's. Besides working games in the USHL, he also officiated in professional contests in the ECHL and IHL and at the college level in the CCHA. Stepping off of the ice in the 1990's, Brand served as the Waterloo Black Hawks general manager and as a vice president of the Dubuque Fighting Saints for much of the decade. He currently oversees the USHL's referees and linesmen and is the referee-in-chief for several other junior and minor professional leagues.

Johnathan Morrison

After growing up in Mason City, Morrison has officiated in almost every hockey league in the United States, except the NHL. The work has even become international; Morrison was a linesman during the gold medal game at the 2011 World Junior Championships in Buffalo and will be on the crew which works the 2012 IIHF Men's World Championships in Scandinavia. He also served one season officiating in Holland's professional league and recently spent a month in Tokyo instructing referees and linesmen for the IIHF. Morrison is also involved with sled hockey, which allows those with lower body disabilities to participate in the sport.

Tom Albindia

The 22-year-old is in his fourth USHL season, while keeping busy with appearances on several other junior circuits and in the Minnesota State High School League. He has worked two National Junior Championships as an official. A former goalie from St. Paul, Albindia know the rules beyond the rink; with a bachelor's degree in law enforcement and criminal justice, he also works as a 911 dispatcher for the Minnesota State Patrol.

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