He began officiating minor hockey in his hometown at the age of 16, and then moved out at 18 to attend the University of Waterloo.

While living in Waterloo, he was hired as a linesman in the Ontario Hockey League while also working with his university’s campus recreation department as referee-in-chief.

He was in the OHL for four seasons, during which he officiated the 2009 World U-17 Hockey Challenge in Port Alberni, British Columbia.

[3][4] During that time, he officiated in the 2011 and 2012 Kelly Cup Finals, and started working games in the American Hockey League.

[2] He made his NHL debut on November 19, 2013, officiating a match-up at Joe Louis Arena between the Nashville Predators and Detroit Red Wings.