OHA officials Luke Pye, Adam Burnett and Chad Ingalls get the call to work at this prestigious event
Cambridge, ON – Congratulations to the OHA Officials selected for the 2024 Hlinka-Gretzky Cup: Adam Burnett (linesman), Chad Ingalls (referee) and Luke Pye (linesman).
Selected from the top international prospects in the Hockey Canada Officiating Program, they will gather in Edmonton for the OPOE Men’s Elite Development Camp from August 2-4, prior to the start of the Hlinka-Gretzky Cup on August 5.
The event is an annual international under-18 ice hockey tournament administered by Hockey Canada, the Czech Ice Hockey Association, and the Slovak Ice Hockey Federation.
Held since 1991, it has been contested under various titles and in various countries, including Japan, Mexico, and Canada. From 1997 through 2017, hosting duties for the event alternated between, and were later split between, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. During this period, the event was known as the Nations Cup, the U-18 Junior World Cup, and Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament. From 2018 through 2023, the tournament alternated between Edmonton/Red Deer, Alberta and Břeclav, Czech Republic/Piešťany, Slovakia.
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