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Referee profile

Brian Pochmara#16

NHL Referee · 2025-26 · all · 211 games tracked

From
Detroit, MI
NHL Debut
12/23/05
Career Games
1,227
Playoff Games
65
Stripe Score
43.6
Below avg
Consistency Index
1.22
Lower = more consistent
Home Cooking
0.26
League ≈ 0
Leverage
D
OT/playoff vs base
Games
38
305 calls
Pen / 60
7.88
League 7.50
Gap Rhythm
311.4
Avg 6:04 / STDDEV s
Discipline
0.23
Misconducts + bench minors / 60
Make-Up Window
95%
Cross-team penalty within 10m
First Penalty
7:02
Avg time of first P1 call

In-game patterns

Methodology →
P1
7.66
P2
8.76
P3
7.11
OT
9.79
Calls per game in each period.
Late-period suppression
28%
Calls 28% fewer penalties in final 2 min of regulation than proportional.
Power play chain rate
29%
29% of his power-play-creating penalties are followed by another call before the first PP expires.
Opening 5 vs closing 5
+0.08
Calls 0.08 more penalties per minute in P1's opening 5 than P3's closing 5 — starts hot, finishes soft.

Score-state calling

Methodology →
Tied
2.79
1-goal
2.90
Blowout
1.32
Calls per game when the score margin is tied / 1-goal / 3+ goals.

Player-context calling

Methodology →
High-TOI vs Low-TOI ratio
0.38
Calls 62% fewer penalties on STAR / Top-6 players than ice time would predict — leniency to top forwards.

Call type breakdown

Methodology →
ROUGHING
1.06
Per game
41
Calls
61.0
League pct
ok
Sample
TRIPPING
1.03
Per game
40
Calls
7.3
League pct
ok
Sample
FIGHTING_MAJOR
0.93
Per game

Teams under this referee

Methodology →
Stars+3
6
Games
+0.50
Diff / game
24
Pens drawn
21
Pens taken
Drill in →
Bruins0
4
Games
0.00
Diff / game
16
Pens drawn

Most frequent partners

Partner data is navigation-only per launch stats catalog v2 §9. Pair-level rate stats carry small-sample warnings.

PartnerGames togetherSample
Jordan Samuels-Thomas5ok
Chris Rooney4small
Cody Beach3small
Brandon Schrader3small
Jake Brenk3small
Furman South3small
Francis Charron2small

Nationality splits

calls per 60 min of nationality TOI

Penalties on players of each nationality, normalized by that nationality's on-ice time in games this ref worked. Joint attribution: every penalty in a game credits both refs in the crew, so individual-call noise washes out at volume. Δ is the rate vs league baseline for the same nationality and scope. Rows under 60 minutes of nationality TOI are marked small; pattern language only — no intent claims.

NationalityTOICalls/ 60Lg baseΔSample
CAN170h 30m1440.841.10-0.26ok
USA126h 21m950.750.95-0.19ok
SWE42h 16m29

Career history

all · per season

Per-season trend across the seasons RefGeek has tracked. Spot career arcs (improving / declining stripe score, drift in core rates) without flipping the season chip. Phase 2 will replace this table with a chart.

SeasonGamesStripePen / 60ConsistencySample
2025-263843.67.881.22ok
2024-256942.37.251.15ok
2023-244149.17.691.15ok
2022-236349.87.070.96ok
Coach challenges
17
17 challenges in scope; outcome detection still resolving.
One-goal P3 suppression
-3%
Calls 3% MORE P3 penalties in one-goal games than the league baseline.
36
Calls
100.0
League pct
ok
Sample
HOLDING
0.93
Per game
36
Calls
95.1
League pct
ok
Sample
HOOKING
0.85
Per game
33
Calls
56.1
League pct
ok
Sample
SLASHING
0.75
Per game
29
Calls
78.0
League pct
ok
Sample
INTERFERENCE
0.67
Per game
26
Calls
78.0
League pct
ok
Sample
HIGH_STICKING
0.57
Per game
22
Calls
26.8
League pct
ok
Sample
CROSS_CHECKING
0.34
Per game
13
Calls
41.5
League pct
ok
Sample
DELAY_OF_GAME
0.28
Per game
11
Calls
39.0
League pct
ok
Sample
UNSPORTSMANLIKE
0.23
Per game
9
Calls
32.5
League pct
ok
Sample
TOO_MANY_MEN
0.08
Per game
3
Calls
7.9
League pct
ok
Sample
CHARGING
0.03
Per game
1
Calls
—
League pct
small
Sample
KNEEING
0.03
Per game
1
Calls
—
League pct
small
Sample
BROKEN_STICK
0.03
Per game
1
Calls
—
League pct
small
Sample
EMBELLISHMENT
0.03
Per game
1
Calls
—
League pct
small
Sample
BOARDING
0.03
Per game
1
Calls
—
League pct
small
Sample
MATCH_PENALTY
0.03
Per game
1
Calls
—
League pct
small
Sample
TypeCallsPer gameLeague pctSample
ROUGHING411.0661.0ok
TRIPPING401.037.3ok
FIGHTING_MAJOR360.93100.0ok
HOLDING360.9395.1ok
HOOKING330.8556.1ok
SLASHING290.7578.0ok
INTERFERENCE260.6778.0ok
HIGH_STICKING220.5726.8ok
CROSS_CHECKING130.3441.5ok
DELAY_OF_GAME110.2839.0ok
UNSPORTSMANLIKE90.2332.5ok
TOO_MANY_MEN30.087.9ok
CHARGING10.03—small
KNEEING10.03—small
BROKEN_STICK10.03—small
EMBELLISHMENT10.03—small
BOARDING10.03—small
MATCH_PENALTY10.03—small
16
Pens taken
Drill in →
Jets-3
4
Games
-0.75
Diff / game
20
Pens drawn
23
Pens taken
Drill in →
Kraken-3
4
Games
-0.75
Diff / game
7
Pens drawn
10
Pens taken
Drill in →
Senators0
4
Games
0.00
Diff / game
15
Pens drawn
15
Pens taken
Drill in →
Golden Knights+1
4
Games
+0.25
Diff / game
16
Pens drawn
15
Pens taken
Drill in →
Canucks+5
4
Games
+1.25
Diff / game
17
Pens drawn
12
Pens taken
Drill in →
Capitals-5
4
Games
-1.25
Diff / game
17
Pens drawn
22
Pens taken
Drill in →
Canadiens-4
4
Games
-1.00
Diff / game
14
Pens drawn
18
Pens taken
Drill in →
Devils+1
3
Games
+0.33
Diff / game
8
Pens drawn
7
Pens taken
Drill in →
Oilers+3
3
Games
+1.00
Diff / game
12
Pens drawn
9
Pens taken
Drill in →
Predators+1
3
Games
+0.33
Diff / game
10
Pens drawn
9
Pens taken
Drill in →
Flyers+3
3
Games
+1.00
Diff / game
13
Pens drawn
10
Pens taken
Drill in →
Sharks-6
3
Games
-2.00
Diff / game
9
Pens drawn
15
Pens taken
Drill in →
Maple Leafs+1
3
Games
+0.33
Diff / game
8
Pens drawn
7
Pens taken
Drill in →
Mammoth-2
3
Games
-0.67
Diff / game
6
Pens drawn
8
Pens taken
Drill in →
Hurricanes-1
3
Games
-0.33
Diff / game
8
Pens drawn
9
Pens taken
Drill in →
Rangers+4
3
Games
+1.33
Diff / game
16
Pens drawn
12
Pens taken
Drill in →
Lightning-6
3
Games
-2.00
Diff / game
20
Pens drawn
26
Pens taken
Drill in →
Islanders+1
3
Games
+0.33
Diff / game
10
Pens drawn
9
Pens taken
Drill in →
Ducks+2
2
Games
+1.00
Diff / game
8
Pens drawn
6
Pens taken
Drill in →
Sabres+9
2
Games
+4.50
Diff / game
23
Pens drawn
14
Pens taken
Drill in →
Penguins+2
2
Games
+1.00
Diff / game
9
Pens drawn
7
Pens taken
Drill in →
Blues0
2
Games
0.00
Diff / game
3
Pens drawn
3
Pens taken
Drill in →
Blackhawks-2
2
Games
-1.00
Diff / game
7
Pens drawn
9
Pens taken
Drill in →
Panthers-2
1
Games
-2.00
Diff / game
3
Pens drawn
5
Pens taken
Drill in →
Flames-1
1
Games
-1.00
Diff / game
4
Pens drawn
5
Pens taken
Drill in →
Red Wings-2
1
Games
-2.00
Diff / game
3
Pens drawn
5
Pens taken
Drill in →
Avalanche0
1
Games
0.00
Diff / game
3
Pens drawn
3
Pens taken
Drill in →
Kings+1
1
Games
+1.00
Diff / game
6
Pens drawn
5
Pens taken
Drill in →
TeamGamesPens drawnPens takenDiffDiff/GRecord
Stars62421+3+0.503-3vs →
Bruins4161600.002-2vs →
Jets42023-3-0.752-2vs →
Kraken4710-3-0.752-2vs →
Senators4151500.000-4vs →
Golden Knights41615+1+0.252-2vs →
Canucks41712+5+1.253-1vs →
Capitals41722-5-1.252-2vs →
Canadiens41418-4-1.002-2vs →
Devils387+1+0.332-1vs →
Oilers3129+3+1.001-2vs →
Predators3109+1+0.331-2vs →
Flyers31310+3+1.002-1vs →
Sharks3915-6-2.000-3vs →
Maple Leafs387+1+0.331-2vs →
Mammoth368-2-0.672-1vs →
Hurricanes389-1-0.332-1vs →
Rangers31612+4+1.333-0vs →
Lightning32026-6-2.001-2vs →
Islanders3109+1+0.332-1vs →
Ducks286+2+1.001-1vs →
Sabres22314+9+4.501-1vs →
Penguins297+2+1.001-1vs →
Blues23300.002-0vs →
Blackhawks279-2-1.000-2vs →
Panthers135-2-2.001-0vs →
Flames145-1-1.001-0vs →
Red Wings135-2-2.001-0vs →
Avalanche13300.000-1vs →
Kings165+1+1.000-1vs →
Jon McIsaac
2
small
Michael Markovic2small
Trevor Hanson2small
View all partners →
0.69
0.79
-0.10
ok
RUS27h 51m210.750.90-0.15ok
FIN21h 11m100.470.72-0.25ok
CZE16h 58m90.530.59-0.06ok
CHE6h 56m40.581.03-0.46ok
DEU4h 27m10.230.88-0.65ok
SVK4h 10m71.681.27+0.41ok
BLR3h 12m20.620.79-0.17ok
DNK2h 55m10.340.38-0.03ok
LVA2h 14m41.780.69+1.08ok
AUT1h 41m10.590.69-0.10ok
AUS1h 19m00.000.78-0.78ok
FRA31m11.930.79+1.14small
SVN20m00.000.31-0.31small
NOR20m12.901.55+1.35small
GBR11m00.003.32-3.32small
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