Release from 25.02.2024

The referee roster for the 2024 playoffs

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The 2023/24 season of the win2day ICE Hockey League is in the decisive phase, with the best-of-3 series of the pre-playoffs starting on Sunday. Not only for the players and teams that have made it to the postseason, but also for the remaining ten referees and eleven linesmen, the participation is something very special.

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Ten referees and eleven linesmen have qualified for the playoffs of the win2day ICE Hockey League and will officiate the games from Sunday. It is a great honour for all involved to be part of the referee team in the decisive phase of the season.

Below is an overview of the ICE playoff head referees:

  • #7 Patrick Fichtner
  • #24 Bostjan Groznik
  • #2 Tomas Hronsky
  • #28 Andreas Huber
  • #22 Manuel Nikolic
  • #15 Christian Ofner
  • #29 Trpimir Piragic
  • #3 Ladislav Smetana
  • #40 Christoph Sternat
  • #16 Milan Zrnic

Below is an overview of the ICE playoff linesmen:

  • #89 Christoph Bärnthaler
  • #72 Sebastian Bedynek
  • #75 Oto Durmis
  • #68 Maximilian Gatol-Schafranek
  • #76 Matjaz Hribar
  • #95 Daniel Konc
  • #80 Davide Mantovani
  • #71 David Nothegger
  • #63 Simon Riecken
  • #55 Tadej Snoj
  • #87 Gasper Jaka Zgonc

Overtime rule
In the playoffs, if the score is tied after three regular 20 minutes periods, an endless overtime with sudden death will be played. In non-elimination games, the number of skaters will be reduced to three players plus one goalie per team after the first complete overtime of 20 minutes. In elimination games, five-on-five shall be played until a team scores.

The playoff referees in the video: