Skip to main content
Officials Program of Excellence - Hockey Officials

an officiating talent identification and training program for elite officiating prospects, which extends beyond Branch officiating development. The OPOE is a partnership, which includes Hockey Canada and it’s Member Branches, the National Hockey League and the Canadian Hockey League. All partners bring together resources in order to foster a rewarding development opportunity for officials identified and trained in the OPOE.

Branches will continue to develop officials through the Branch Camps. Branches will identify top officials from these Camps to be nominated for attendance at the Regional POE Camps. Branches are to use the following criteria when nominating candidates for the Regional Camps.

Officials in this program often need to pass a 50 question test, 2 mile run, and sit-ups and push ups

they are also required to do Pay Backs which is going to a rink to supervise a younger official.
Gary Fox got invited into the OPOE he is now able to get invited to do national tournaments as well as work leagues such as the CHL, NHL, AHL, ECHL, ETC
opoe by HockeyCanada992 October 25, 2009
opoe mug front
Get the opoe mug.
See more merch
The best gamer know to man better then dahako in every way in skill and length
Oh wow Opoers is so much better then that pussy boy dahako
opoers by Trev deal July 27, 2017
Related Words

Sleepy juice 

Either liquid niquil or any liquid drink with melatonin, Ashwaganda or other sleeping aids in a liquid form. If warm tea helps you get to sleep that could be sleepy juice too.
I could not sleep so I chugged some sleepy juice and now I'm so tired and sleepy.
Sleepy juice by Mercbeamish February 7, 2024
Word of the Day on June 9, 2026

How bout dem knicks? 

A phrase referring twoard the New York Knicks.
Its usually said to break an unplesent moment of silence.
Guy 1: I think I may be gay.
Guy 2: ...
Guy 1: ...
Guy 2: How bout dem knicks?
How bout dem knicks? by Flame060 March 28, 2005
Word of the Day on June 8, 2026

Power Couple 

A relationship between two people who are equally as cool as each other. They are as individually awesome and fun to be around as they are when they are together.

Neither one depends on the other for their feelings of self worth- they know in their heart that they are just as valuable to the world as the other. Good looking, optimistic, and sparks a light in the world that people recognize that goes beyond a normal relationship.

In a power couple, if one person is flawed, the other person makes up for their weaknesses in strength. Together they are the epitome of what anyone would desire in a relationship. They encourage goodness in the world and make it a better place by being together.
I'm a fan of those two, they are such a power couple, the epitome of what anyone would want in a relationship.

I am envious of them because they are a power couple.
Power Couple by Pina28 May 23, 2012
Word of the Day on June 7, 2026
Spidey sense for evading poop on the street, canine or otherwise.
When walking in NYC or LA, you need shitdar.
Shitdar by Sickomonster June 3, 2026
Word of the Day on June 6, 2026

Shackteâu

A Shackteau is a humble, weather-beaten, structurally questionable shelter located in a spectacular or highly coveted place—Wales, Jackson Hole, Sun Valley, Crested Butte, coastal Maine, the Alps—where the building itself may be worth almost nothing, but the dirt, view, access, and mythology make it absurdly valuable.
In use:
Shackteâu - We thought it was an abandoned shed until the realtor called it a rare alpine Shackteâu with unobstructed views and listed it for $2 million.
Shackteâu by ez-dog June 4, 2026
Word of the Day on June 5, 2026