COYIHOA (Central Ohio Youth Ice Hockey Officiating Association), doing business as 614 Ice Refs, is responsible for the training, development, and scheduling of officials for youth hockey in the Columbus, Ohio area. The association covers games at the youth, high school club, and ACHA levels.

General Information

Membership information

USA Hockey membership is a required for 614 Ice Refs membership. Members must be completely certified through USA Hockey before they can be assigned games through the association. 614 Ice Refs also requires its members to fill out an independent contractor agreement every year, and new members must provide a W-9 Form for tax purposes.

For more information on becoming a registered USA Hockey official, see here.

Game reports

Game reports for USA Hockey games must be filed through the USA Hockey reporting portal. USA Hockey requires reports for most incidents that result in a major, game misconduct, or match penalty, as well as other specific situations (such as 12 penalties on 1 team). Officials are responsible for knowing their reporting obligations.

Fairgrounds parking

Please note that parking at the Fairgrounds requires a parking pass (downloadable here). This pass must be presented to the gate attendant when entering the fairgrounds. If you pay cash and then come back [say] 20 minutes later with a ticket you will NOT be issued a refund. The fairgrounds staff will call the state police on anyone who “runs” the parking lot gate.