Apple Watch tech gives NHL refs an edge with real-time alerts

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NHL referees won’t need to visually scan for a clock during Saturday’s Stadium Series game — they’ll feel it on their wrist.

Ice hockey sticks lined up on the ice with players wearing yellow and blue uniforms and skates in the background.

The NHL is incorporating Apple Watch

The National Hockey League (NHL) has teamed up with Apple and Presidio to introduce the NHL Watch Comms App, a real-time notification system running on Apple Watches configured specifically for on-ice officials. The technology provides haptic alerts for key in-game events like period and power play countdowns.

While the software has been in use throughout the 2024-2025 season, it will debut in an outdoor setting at the upcoming Detroit Red Wings vs. Columbus Blue Jackets match at Ohio State University’s football stadium.

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