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Officials named for 2025 Kelly Cup Finals

Officials named for 2025 Kelly Cup Finals

Thursday, May 29th

The following five referees and five linesmen have been selected to work the 2025 Kelly Cup Finals. The officials are selected based on the merit of their performance over the course of the regular season and their work thus far in the Kelly Cup Playoffs.

Referees – Nolan Bloyer (3rd Kelly Cup Finals), Logan Gruhl (3rd), Tyler Hascall (2nd), Will Kelly (1st) and Rocco Stachowiak (2nd).

Linesmen – Maxime Bedard (1st Kelly Cup Finals), T.J. Dockery (1st), Chad Fuller (3rd), Bryan Gorcoff (2nd) and Matthew Heinen (3rd).

“Congratulations to the 10 officials who have earned the opportunity to represent the ECHL Officiating Staff in the 2025 Kelly Cup Finals,” said ECHL Director of Officiating Operations Riley Yerkovich. “Each of these officials has been selected based on the merit of their performance in regular season and through the first three rounds of the Kelly Cup Playoffs. I am extremely proud of the hard work each of them has put in to this point, and I am confident that they will continue to work at the highest level in the Kelly Cup Finals.”

2025 Kelly Cup Finals
Toledo Walleye vs. Trois-Rivières Lions

Game 1 – Saturday, May 31 at 7:15 p.m. ET at Toledo
Game 2 – Monday, June 2 at 7:15 p.m. ET at Toledo
Game 3 – Wednesday, June 4 at 7:00 p.m. ET at Trois-Rivières
Game 4 – Friday, June 6 at 7:00 p.m. ET at 7:00 p.m. ET at Trois-Rivières
Game 5 – Saturday, June 7 at 3:00 p.m. ET at Trois-Rivières (If Necessary)
Game 6 – Tuesday, June 10 at 7:15 p.m. ET at Toledo (If Necessary)
Game 7 – Thursday, June 12 at 7:15 p.m. ET at Toledo (If Necessary)

About the ECHL

Formed in 1988-89 with five teams in four states, the ECHL has grown into a coast-to-coast league with 29 teams in 22 states and one Canadian province for its 37th season in 2024-25. There have been 768 players who have gone on to play in the National Hockey League after starting their careers in the ECHL, including 16 who have made their NHL debuts in the 2024-25 season. The ECHL has affiliations with 29 of the 32 NHL teams in 2024-25, marking the 27th consecutive season that the league has affiliations with at least 20 teams in the NHL. Further information on the ECHL is available on its website at ECHL.com.