Josef Kompalla
Encyclopedia
Josef Jupp Kompalla is a retired German ice hockey
referee
.
He is best known for his officiating of the 1972 Summit Series between the Soviet Union
and Canada
. His officiating partner during this series was Franz Baader. He also officiated in several IIHF World Championships and Canada Cup competitions. He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame
in 2003.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
referee
Official (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, an official is a person who has some responsibility in enforcing the rules and maintaining the order of the game. There are two categories of officials, on-ice officials, who are the referees and linesmen that enforce the rules during game play, and off-ice officials, who have an...
.
He is best known for his officiating of the 1972 Summit Series between the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. His officiating partner during this series was Franz Baader. He also officiated in several IIHF World Championships and Canada Cup competitions. He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame
IIHF Hall of Fame
The IIHF Hall of Fame is a hall of fame which was established by the International Ice Hockey Federation in 1997, when 30 individuals were inducted at the world championships in Helsinki...
in 2003.