Off Ice Official

JOB OVERVIEW The Off-Ice Official is a part-time, seasonal role responsible for recording, timing, and reporting the official events of Colorado Eagles home games in the American Hockey League (AHL). Working as part of a crew assigned by the Director, Corporate Partnerships, this position keeps the game clock, penalty times, and official game record accurate and compliant with AHL rules and procedures.

Officials work all assigned preseason, regular season, and postseason Colorado Eagles home games. Essential Job Functions:

• Operate the game clock as game timekeeper, starting and stopping it with play and maintaining a backup stopwatch.
• Serve as penalty timekeeper, recording penalty times and notifying players when they may return to play.
• Work as penalty box attendant, opening and closing penalty box doors and managing players serving penalties.
• Serve as official scorer, recording goals, assists, and penalties on the official game report and confirming them with on-ice officials.
• Enter shots, faceoffs, and other game events into the league scoring system as a real-time scorer or statistician.
• Assist with goal review by watching close plays at the net and communicating with on-ice officials and the AHL Situation Room.
• Coordinate commercial timeouts with broadcasters, on-ice officials, and the off-ice crew.
• Arrive at the time set by the supervisor, typically 1 to 2 hours before puck drop, and attend the pre-game crew briefing.
• Remain until all game reports are completed, reviewed, and submitted.
• Know and apply current AHL rules, guidelines, and off-ice procedures.
• Remain neutral and impartial in all duties, regardless of team affiliation.
• Attend required preseason and in-season training sessions.
• Perform additional tasks and responsibilities as assigned by the Director, Corporate Partnerships or other management.
• Other duties as assigned Job Requirements:
• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Strong working knowledge of hockey rules and game flow
• Ability to concentrate and record information accurately under time pressure
• Basic computer skills and the ability to learn league scoring software
• Clear verbal communication skills, including over headset or radio
• Availability for evening, weekend, and holiday home games throughout the season
• Reliable transportation to the arena
• Prior experience as an on-ice or off-ice official, scorer, or timekeeper at the youth, junior, college, or professional level preferred
• USA Hockey Officiating or scorekeeping background preferred Arena Environment:
• The primary physical environment in which this position works is an indoor ice arena, at ice level and in the press box, with exposure to cold temperatures and high crowd noise.
• The position requires sitting for long periods with sustained focus, plus standing and climbing stairs between positions.
• Penalty box positions sit close to active play, where pucks and players may enter the area.
• Game shifts typically run 4 to 5 hours, including pre-game and post-game duties; overtime and shootouts extend the shift. Shift type: Part-Time, Seasonal, Evenings, Weekends and Holidays Pay: $25 per hour Benefits: This part-time position is not eligible for medical, dental, life insurance, or paid time off. Officials earn Colorado paid sick leave at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked