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JUNE 2025 USAHOCKEYMAGAZINE.COM // 31 Tony Mariconda made a lasting impression as an on and off-ice official for four decades. Mariconda was a staple in New Jersey, serving as an official, coach and mentor to many. Mariconda served in various leadership roles since becoming an official in 1973. He was the Atlantic District supervisor of officials from 1983-1999, before transition- ing to the referee-in-chief role for the Atlantic District starting in 1999. Mariconda was a camp director at many USA Hockey Officiating camps and served as an officiating program evaluator in the Atlantic District. He also held leadership officiating roles with the New Jersey Youth Hockey L e a g u e , At l a n t i c Wo m e n 's H o c k e y League and Atlantic /Metropolitan Junior Hockey League. The Glen Rock, New Jersey, native served on the Officiating Program Seminar Committee for many years, helping produce the USA Hockey Seminar Instructor Program and was a key stake- Stacey Hochkins —a former col- legiate hockey player and current assistant coach at Lawrence Tech University and Orchard Lake Saint Mary's and Saint Catherine's High Schoo l— has continued to con - nect with the game as an avid adult hockey player. Hochkins laced up her skates to take part in the 2025 USA Hockey-Long Drink Adult Women's National Championships in Wesley Chapel, Florida, with the Foundry 13 Little Caesars Women's Hockey Team, leading her team to the 21+ Tier I division championship title. The New Boston, Michigan, native, who played for the College of the Holy Cross from 2008-12, has helped grow the Little Caesars Women's Hockey program from humble beginnings. The program has gone from just nine players in 2021 to 32 players at the 2025 event, enough for two full teams. Hochkins' love for the sport goes beyond playing. She just finished her first season as an assistant coach for Lawrence Tech University's ACHA Division II women's hockey program and completed her second campaign as an assistant coach with the joint team of Orchard Lake Saint Mary's and Saint Catherine's, a prep school based in the Detroit suburbs. Tony Mariconda Chet Stewart Award Stacey Hochkins Adult Player of the Year holder in the production of the original USA Hockey Officiating Evaluation Program. Mariconda, who passed away in 2011 after a courageous battle with cancer, first became an off-ice official in 1982 when the New Jersey Devils hired him during the team's inaugural season. During his nearly 30 years with the team, he worked as a goal judge, timekeeper and scorer. Mariconda also held roles as a scorekeeper on the off-ice officiating crew for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, the 1996 World Cup of Hockey and countless Stanley Cup Playoffs series. Click to read more on Mariconda Click to read more on Hochkins