Russian referees will work at the 2020 World Championship

Four Russian referees, Evgeny Romasko (head referee), Roman Gofman (head referee), Nikita Shalagin (linesman) and Dmitry Shishlo (linesman), will work at the 2020 IIHF World Championship in Switzerland (Zurich, Lausanne).

The competition will take place between the 8th and 24th of May.

The International Ice Hockey Federation published the full list of referees appointed for the 2020 World Championship.

16 head referees and 16 linesmen will work at the tournament in May.

Moreover, referee Denis Naumov and linesman Evgeny Yudin, will oversee matches of the First Division World Championship in Slovenia (April 24-May 2), the level below the Elite Division.