Our goal was to develop a hockey site that would both inform and inspire fans and students of the game of hockey. We feel that the more you understand the "spirit of the rules of the game" the easier it will be to understand what officials are going through on the ice. That will lead to more enjoyment of the game.

Marty graduated from Laurentian University Sports Administration (Bachelor of Commerce) Program in the spring of 2002. He has his Senior Level 4 Canadian Hockey Association Officials Certificate. He first pulled on the stripes in 1989 as an 11 year-old and in has officiated in over 2000 hockey games from the Tyke division right up to the Ontario Hockey League.

He even decided to get a new perspective on the game in the 2001-02 season when he stepped behind the bench as a Trainer for a Minor Atom AA Hockey team in Valley East, Ontario while continuing to officiate at the same time. 

Marty also knows what it is like to play the sport, having competed at the 'AAA' Major PeeWee level before deciding to devote full time to refereeing. After four years off the ice he played a starring role on defense with his high school team while in Grade 13. So Marty knows the game from all sides and uses this knowledge to effectively manage all situations while on the ice as an official.

Marty was appointed as a full-time referee with the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) at the beginning of the 2005-2006 hockey season.

He was a well-respected referee in the Northern Ontario Junior "A" Hockey Association (NOJHA) and in the Ontario College (OCAA) League during the 2001-2002 season before he decided to move to the Toronto Area at the beginning of the 2002-2003 season to advance his career on the ice and to manage the family owned marketing business out of their office which is located in the City of Guelph. He was married to Christina in October 2004 and now lives just north of Guelph. He began a career as a police officer with the Peel Regional Police Department in January 2005.

In the spring of 2002 he had the honor to be a Referee in the Ontario "Air Canada Cup Regionals" held in Timmins and other tournaments such as the Big Nickel Major AAA tournament and the high school OFSAA tournament that was held in Sudbury, Ontario.

Marty was also selected as one of the six (6) referees assigned to the do the games at the 2004 World Under 17 Hockey Challenge which is being held in St. John's, Newfoundland from December 28 through January 4. He was only one of two referees from Ontario, with the other four coming from Quebec and out West.

Marty's involvement as an Editor of After The Whistle is an example of his commitment to the sport of hockey and of his desire to give something back to the game. He is especially interested in providing assistance and guidance to young officials who have expressed a passion for this segment of the game.

Warren Kirwan graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from Laurentian University in the year 2000. He then became a founder of Infocom Canada Business Consultants Inc., the company which is responsible for publishing ‘After The Whistle" and several other community interest internet publications. In January 2004, he was hired as the Director of Admissions for the Sudbury Campus of CDI College, a position which he occupied for two years before deciding to continue his post-secondary school studies in hopes of becoming a teacher.

Warren received his Level 4.1 of the Canadian Hockey Association Officials Certification program in the spring of 2002.  His on-ice referee career spanned over 16 years, first stepping onto the ice as an 11 year old in 1987, covering all levels from Tyke to the Northern Ontario Hockey Association Junior ‘A’ League. He began his first season as one of the six full-time referees assigned to referee the home games of the Sudbury, Rayside-Balfour and Manitoulin Island clubs playing in the NOJHA during the 2003-2004 season. He has taken time off from the game to advance his career goals, but is expected to return to the ice at the beginning of the 2006-2007 season.

Warren was a very successful hockey player up to the end of his Major PeeWee years when he decided to devote full-time to refereeing and other sporting endeavours in high school. He did approximately 200 hockey games a year and was recognized as one of the top senior officials in the Greater Sudbury Area. Many observers attribute his ability to manage the game as an official to his inside knowledge and understanding of the game as a player. He knows what it is to be in the heat of battle and takes that into consideration when dealing with players on the ice.

Warren has developed a reputation for consistency. Coaches and players understand that Warren takes his role as a referee seriously and is not afraid to call penalties, regardless of the time of game or situation. He applies this consistency at all levels of play. No one will every accuse Warren of "losing control" of a game or of being afraid to hand out penalties to deserving players and coaches. He is on the ice to make sure that everyone enjoys the game and plays according to the rules.

Warren is very conscientious about giving something back to the hockey program and is a former President of the Sudbury & District Hockey Officials Association. Through this involvement he is able to provide leadership and guidance to younger officials and work with hockey associations to improve upon training and development programs.