Dawson is not only in the Broadcasting Field, but he also has been a Hockey Official ever since he was 12.
Dawson started officiating in Hockey Canada for Princeton Minor Hockey. As a few years went by, Dawson wanted to expand his officiating and decided when he was 17 to start travelling to work hockey games and was rewarded with his efforts to be hired by the South Okanagan Elite Minor Program working CSSHL games. Lots of talent gone through the CSSHL in terms of officials and players such as Connor Bedard, Dylan Cozens and the list goes on.
In 2025, Dawson attended the BCHL Officiating Combine in Langley run by retired 30 year NHL Linesperson, Brad Lazarowich. Dawson gained a small relationship with Brad over the two day combine and was hire in the same year by the JPHL (BCHL Affiliate) to officiate games. The JPHL and BCHL provides much development as in 2025, 12 BCHL officials were selected to attend the NHL Combine in Buffalo. Theres a wide range of pro officials that officiated or still officiate in the BCHL. (Jamie Pavia ECHL, Ben Betker AHL & NHL, Brad Ewing AHL, Sydney Harris ECHL & PWHL, and the list goes on!!) In 2025, the BCHL hired one of Dawson’s favourite NHL Officials to be one of the BCHL’s officiating managers, Kelly Sutherland.
He has a passion of Officiating like broadcasting, and also looks to further his Officiating career.
