Mark Wheler

Born in North Battleford (Saskatchewan) but grew up in Battleford, Mark Wheler is the youngest of seven kids. He was introduced to officiating by his brother Ken. At the age of 13, he began officiating minor hockey in Battleford. He joined the old Saskatchewan Junior League, which had a team in North Battleford, at 16 as a linesman.

After graduating from high school, he moved to Saskatoon to take his officiating career to the next level, where he joined the WHL in the Canadian Hockey League. He was selected to work the 1989 (Saskatoon) and 1992 (Seattle) Memorial Cup of the Canadian Hockey League. He was part of the crew selected to work the 1992 Memorial Cup Final game.

Mark worked his first NHL regular-season game in Calgary on October 10th, 1992, when the Toronto Maple Leafs were in town to play the Flames. His first playoff game came on May 9th, 1995, when the Dallas Stars visited the Detroit Red Wings at the Joe Louis Arena.

Mark was selected three times to work the prestigious Stanley Cup Final. His first final was 2001 between the Colorado Avalanche and the New Jersey Devils, then in 2003 between the Anaheim Ducks and the New Jersey Devils. He was also selected to work the following year’s (2004) final between the Calgary Flames and the Tampa Bay Lightning, where he earned the ultimate reward by being assigned to work a Stanley Cup Final Game 7.

He worked the 2011 Heritage Classic held in Calgary where the Montreal Canadiens visited the Flames at McMahon Stadium. He was also assigned to work the 2017 Winter Classic where the Chicago Blackhawks visited the St. Louis Blues at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.

Mark was a member of the officiating staff that went to Russia to work the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

On February 20th 2015, linesman Mark Wheler joined a very select group of NHL officials when he worked his 1,500th NHL regular-season game in Calgary. The Anaheim Ducks were the visiting team that night. Wheler hand-picked the officiating crew for his milestone game.