Galloway joined the NCHC as a supervisor of officials for the 2024-25 season. The Winnipeg, Manitoba native comes to the NCHC after working more than 1,300 NHL games as a linesman. Galloway started his officiating career in the NHL in 2002, working the lines at the highest level of hockey for more than 20 years. He began officiating at the age of 12 in Manitoba, and in 1996 started his professional officaiting career in the International Hockey League (IHL), mostly working Manitoba Moose games. In 2000, the IHL merged with the AHL, where Galloway was a linesman until his breakthrough in the NHL. As a Winnipeg native, Galloway was part of the officiating crew on October 9, 2011 that worked the first home game of the newly relocated Winnipeg Jets.

Dave Jackson

Jackson joined the NCHC as an officiating supervisor for the 2023-24 campaign. Prior to working for the NCHC, Jackson was a long-time on-ice official in the NHL, working at the highest level from 1990 through 2018. During his 25-year professional career, Jackson worked 1,546 regular season games and 83 playoff contests, including seven years in the minor leagues and Major Juniors. He also officiated the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. In addition to working as an NCHC supervisor of officials, Jackson also serves as the rules analyst for ESPN during their NHL broadcasts, which he has done since 2021. Jackson resides in Denver, Colo.
 

Brian Mach

Mach, who joined the NCHC for the 2022-23 season, amassed 1349 games in the National Hockey League, as a linesman. Mach was selected to officiate the NHL’s a 2016 Stadium Series outdoor game at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota along with 2018 All-Star game in Tampa, Florida. Mach, the first Minnesotan to officiate over 1,000 games in the NHL, will contribute to the NCHC on a part time basis for the 2022-23 season, as he continues to assist USA Hockey’s Officials Development Program with their young officials.

Thor Nelson

Nelson, who joined the NCHC for the 2022-23 season, is a former National Hockey League linesman who officiated at the highest level for nearly 20 seasons.  While in the employment of the NHL, Nelson was assigned to the playoffs for seven seasons, and he was selected to officiate the 2004 All-Star game in St. Paul, Minn.  In addition, Nelson officiated both the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, and the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Although Nelson was forced into an early NHL retirement due to injury, he works tirelessly developing youth hockey officials in his hometown of Minot, ND, and he is heavily involved as both a coach and administrator with multiple fast pitch softball organizations. 

Tim Swiader

Swiader became the NCHC's first Video Replay Coordinator in September of 2024. In his role, he oversees the NCHC's video replay technology, as well as coordinate the video replay technicians on each NCHC member's campus. Swiader began his officiating career as a linesman in college and minor professional leagues. Throughout his college career, Swiader officiated in 14 Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) championship tournaments. From there, he was selected to work NCAA Tournaments, with the pinnacle of his on-ice career coming when he was selected to officiate the NCAA Championship game in Denver in 2008. Following his retirement from on-ice officiating, Swiader transitioned to a new role in the replay booth for the NCHC. Outside of hockey, Swiader has built a rewarding career in the information technology sector spanning over two decades. His leadership skills help guide product and delivery teams for technology suppliers, while his expertise has helped major clients in the broadcast, cable, wireless, and software development industries.