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Four-woman officiating crew makes history in Class AA girls hockey title game
By Tim Leighton tleighton@pioneerpress.com
Updated: 02/26/2011 11:42:26 PM CST
Minnesota officiating history was made Saturday night when the four-person crew working the Class AA girls hockey championship game were all females.
The crew was Kristine Langley of St. Louis Park, Kelli Rolstad of Coon Rapids, Ashley Alm of Woodbury and Kristin Moran of St. Cloud.
Rolstad worked the gold-medal game at the Vancouver Olympics, and Langley worked the women's world junior championships last month in Sweden.
"When you get to tournament time, you get the best of the best,'' said Minnesota State High School League associate director Craig Perry, who oversees girls hockey. "Through the evaluation process and observations throughout the year, they get to this tournament. When you get a championship contest as an official, it's because you earned the right to be there.
"Tonight, it's history that we have four females as a crew for the Class AA championship game. I think the significance of that is felt by all officials who are very close and for those who know hockey. It is significant, and the key is that they are four super officials."
Perry said a three-person all-female crew has worked in previous girls hockey state tournaments.
Note: Lisa Albers (Schlater) Mary Frey and I were the all-female 3-official crew at the Fairground the last year the state tourney was there.
Four-woman officiating crew makes history in Class AA girls hockey title game
By Tim Leighton tleighton@pioneerpress.com
Updated: 02/26/2011 11:42:26 PM CST
Minnesota officiating history was made Saturday night when the four-person crew working the Class AA girls hockey championship game were all females.
The crew was Kristine Langley of St. Louis Park, Kelli Rolstad of Coon Rapids, Ashley Alm of Woodbury and Kristin Moran of St. Cloud.
Rolstad worked the gold-medal game at the Vancouver Olympics, and Langley worked the women's world junior championships last month in Sweden.
"When you get to tournament time, you get the best of the best,'' said Minnesota State High School League associate director Craig Perry, who oversees girls hockey. "Through the evaluation process and observations throughout the year, they get to this tournament. When you get a championship contest as an official, it's because you earned the right to be there.
"Tonight, it's history that we have four females as a crew for the Class AA championship game. I think the significance of that is felt by all officials who are very close and for those who know hockey. It is significant, and the key is that they are four super officials."
Perry said a three-person all-female crew has worked in previous girls hockey state tournaments.
Note: Lisa Albers (Schlater) Mary Frey and I were the all-female 3-official crew at the Fairground the last year the state tourney was there.
