Game Officials Quick Reference – Vancouver Thunderbirds Hockey.

This page is for all game officials working at games hosted by the Vancouver Thunderbirds.

Please note that the venue rules are not optional. It is expected that all rules will be followed and that venue staff will be treated with respect and listened to. If any game official is found to be violating the rules or is not cooperative with venue staff, they may not be permitted to be assigned to any future games.

You must check in with the home team upon arrival at the venue to provide your contact tracing information and complete a verbal health check. If you do not, you will not be permitted to enter the building, no payment will be made and it will be reported to your assignor.

If you are assigned to back to back games, you must provide the timekeeper of the second game with your name and contact information. They can then send this information to the person in charge of submitting the contact tracing list for the ice session. It is a legal requirement that every ice session have a full list and this will be the only way to allow game officials to remain inside the building between games and not exit and re-enter.

If you have any questions prior to arriving at the game, you can reach out to the relevant Team Manager for the home team as listed on this page.

Information on each venue TBirds host games out of can be found below.

Vancouver Park Board Arenas (Kits, Kerrisdale, Sunset, Hillcrest, and Trout Lake)

Vancouver Park Board arenas all follow the same general rules, however each facility has unique layouts and therefore slightly altered pathways.

Primary rules

Maximum venue capacity = 45 total including players, team staff, game officials and the timekeeper/scorekeeper(s)
Entering the venue:
- Game officials will be able to use the one dressing area reserved for the game slot along with the goalies from both teams. They will be permitted entrance 10 minutes prior to the ice time.
Exiting the venue:
- All members of the group must depart within 5 minutes after the end of the ice time.
- Masks should be worn by anyone that has removed their helmet as they exit.
Masks are required for all upon entry until physical distancing can be maintained in the dressing area
Miscellaneous:
- User groups are not permitted to use dressing rooms or showers
- Water bottles must be well labelled and brought in pre-filled
- Health check must be completed by all (verbal check will be conducted by home team staff for game officials)
- Game officials must provide contact information to the home team's Contact Tracing Captain

Venue Plans (Entrances and Venue map)

UBC - Father Bauer and ProTrans Rinks

UBC operates both rinks under the same rules.

Primary rules

Maximum venue capacity = 50 total
- Home team players: maximum 18
- Home team officials: maximum 5 (max 3 coaches, 1 HCSP, 1 Team manager)
- Visiting team players: maximum 18
- Visiting team officials (max 3 coaches, 1 HCSP, 1 Team manager)
- Scorekeeper/Timekeeper: maximum 1
- Game officials: maximum 3
  - Numbers may NOT be moved between categories (eg if you have less players, you cannot add another team official)
- you cannot go above the max in any one category even if you do not use all of the numbers allowed in another
Entering/exiting the venue:
- Enter at the North Entrance for all ice times. Arrive 25 minutes ahead of your ice time and check in first with the TBirds team staff at the door. UBC staff will escort the group in. Protrans exit is the door half way up the staircase nearest the proshop (out to the North Entrance side). Father Bauer exit is out the back hallway to the Osborne parking lot. The group must exit together within 10 minutes of the end of the ice time.
Masks are required:
- to be worn by all team staff/volunteers and players aged 6 and older entering the building and until they leave the dressing room to go to the ice
  - PLEASE NOTE THAT NECK GAITERS ARE NOT PERMITTED FACE COVERINGS AT UBC. Only non-medical masks with ear loops or ties are accepted for all entering the building. Gaiters on the ice are permitted as per BC Hockey rules for Game Officials, but ensure you have a different mask for entering the building.
Miscellaneous:
- Ref rooms ARE being used but no washrooms/showers are open in them. Public washrooms are located at the ice resurfacer end of Protrans - there are none in Father Bauer but the Protrans ones are just through the doors and down the stairs so they are not far.
- Water bottles must be well labelled and brought in pre-filled.
- Health check must be completed by all (verbal check will be conducted by home team staff for game officials)

Richmond Olympic Oval - North and South Rinks

The Richmond Olympic Oval operates both rinks under the same rules.

Primary rules

Maximum venue capacity = 50 total including players, team staff, game officials and the timekeeper/scorekeeper(s)
Entering/exiting the venue:
- Enter at the sliding doors at the end of Row A in the underground parkade. Arrive 20-25 minutes prior to your ice time and the TBirds team staff will escort the entire group in 10 minutes prior to the ice time. NO PARENTS PERMITTED. To exit, you will need to go down the stairs located between the two rinks, make a U-turn at the bottom of the stairs and exit out the double doors ahead into a hallway - turn left and the exit to the parkade is immediately in front of you.
Masks are required:
- as of Nov 1 to be worn by all entering the facility aged 5 and older entering the building and until they leave the dressing room to go to the ice.
Miscellaneous:
- Ref rooms are being used and are located immediately to the left at the top of the stairs the group will use to enter the building.
- Water bottles must be well labelled and brought in pre-filled.
- Health check must be completed by all (verbal check will be conducted by home team staff for game officials)