Krissy Langley has been named the NCAA national coordinator of women's ice hockey officiating.
Krissy Langley
Langley, who officiated NCAA ice hockey games from 2005 to 2021, will work with the National Collegiate and Division III Women's Ice Hockey Committees to select officials for national championships. She also will collaborate with conference coordinators from around the country and is tasked with developing consistent officiating nationally and working to increase the pool of women's ice hockey officials.
Currently, Langley serves as USA Hockey's national referee-in-chief of female development. She has held that position since 2022. She thinks her past roles have prepared her to be the national coordinator of ice hockey officiating at the NCAA.
"I am honored and excited to have the opportunity to lead officiating efforts of women's hockey," Langley said. "I have focused on building strong relationships, creating education and recruiting programs and strengthening the network of officials across the country in women's hockey. I look forward to this next chapter with the NCAA."
Langley's NCAA on-ice officiating experience includes four NCAA Women's Frozen Fours (2010 and 2013-15). She also refereed the 2019 NCAA Division III women's national championship game.
"We had a tremendous pool of candidates for the position, and Krissy rose to the top with her vision for the position," said Jeremy Gibson, chair of the National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Committee and director of athletics at Merrimack. "Her experience with ice hockey officiating both on and off the ice will allow her to not only help with the education of our current officials but also with increasing the number of new officials."
Langley, a quality engineer at General Mills in Minnesota, officiated in 12 International Ice Hockey Federation Women's World Championships.
