Thank you for your interest in becoming an official with Missouri Ice Hockey Officials Association. Please visit this page to view a short video for a step-by-step guide on how to become a certified official and more information.
Click here for dates and locations for our fall 2018 certification seminars. Registration for the 2018-19 season begins in early August. If you have questions, please contact us by clicking here.
To be eligible to officiate games with MIHOA in Missouri and Illinois, you must:
Please visit the Registration Process and Registration Tips pages for further information.
Registration and certification with the USA Hockey Officiating Program does not guarantee any official game assignments. Officials are responsible for obtaining their own game assignments from local game schedulers as designated in each District.
- Be at least 13 years old on our before December 31 of the first year of the registration season. This is a MIHOA requirement. (MIHOA's minimum age will be 14 years old starting with the 2019-2020 season)
- Register with USA Hockey and apply for certification as an on-ice official.
- Attend and complete a USA Hockey sanctioned officiating seminar for the same level that you have applied to USA Hockey for certification.
- Complete the USA Hockey open book exam and achieve a passing score for level applied.
- Complete and pass the background screening and be listed on the Missouri Hockey list of screened persons if you are 18 years of age or older. Must be completed within 30 days of your 18th birthday if you turn 18 during the registration season.
- Agree to Policies for Membership in the Missouri Ice Hockey Officials Association.
Please visit the Registration Process and Registration Tips pages for further information.
Registration and certification with the USA Hockey Officiating Program does not guarantee any official game assignments. Officials are responsible for obtaining their own game assignments from local game schedulers as designated in each District.
