Faculty


Welcome to our Faculty Page.

Our professional staff includes fulltime current NHL officials along with certified fitness and power skating instructors. Our camps also include Hockey Canada representatives who are able to certify and re-certify our students.



Vaughan Rody
Head Instructor
NHL Official #73

  • NHLOA Member Since: 9/1/2000
  • Regular Season Games: 541
  • First Regular Season: 2000/2001
Full Bio

Jay Sharrers
Instructor
NHL Official #57

  • NHLOA Member Since: 9/1/1990
  • Regular Season Games: 1064
Full Bio

Ryan Galloway
Instructor
NHL Official #82

  • NHLOA Member Since: 9/1/2002
  • Regular Season Games: 389
  • First Regular Season: 2002/2003
Full Bio



Kyle Rehman
Instructor
NHL Official #37

  • 1 Year NHL Official
  • 3 Years AHL Official
  • 6 Year WHL Graduate
  • 2 Memorial Cups
Full Bio

Rob Martel
Instructor
NHL Official #26

  • NHLOA Member Since: 9/1/1992
  • Regular Season Games: 556
  • First Regular Season: 1995/1996
Full Bio

Rob Stepaniuk
Founder / Camp Director
B.A. (PSYC), M.Ed.

  • Former CAHA Official
  • Former Jr. 'A' and College Hockey
    Player
  • Current CAHA Coach and Power
    Skating Instructor
  • 10 year Teacher and Inspirational
    Speaker in Alberta, Canada


 

Ian Heather
Past Referee-in-Chief of Manitoba
B.A., M.Ed.
2010 Hockey Canada Lifetime
Achievement Award Winner

OSO proudly welcomes Ian Heather of Winnipeg who has been sporting the black and white stripes - and teaching others how to wear them just as well as he does - for an incredible forty-six years.

Kevin Acheson
WHL Asst. Director, Officiating

Kevin is a retired Hockey Canada Level VI referee. Prior to retiring, Kevin was considered one of the top officials outside the NHL. His career highlights include both the Memorial Cup and the Winter Olympic Games.

Jody Wielgosh
MJHL Director of Officiating

HC Level 6 official (retired)
2-Time MJHL Champion,
ANAVET Cup Champion,
Captain, with the Winkler Flyers
AAA Midget Champion with
the Eastman Selects