Shauna Neary
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Shauna Neary | |
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| Alma mater | Mount Allison University[1] |
| Occupations | Ice hockey referee, hockey coach[2] |
| Known for | Officiating at the 2026 Winter Olympics[3] |
| Awards | Hockey Canada Officiating Program Branch Award: Most Deserving (2021); Hal Lewis Award (2022)[4][2] |
Shauna Neary is a Canadian ice hockey referee from Antigonish, Nova Scotia, who has officiated in Canadian university and national-level competition, International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) events, and professional leagues including the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She was selected by the IIHF as one of the Canadian referees for women’s hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.[3]
Neary has been described by Hockey Nova Scotia and local media as being from Antigonish, Nova Scotia.[4][2][5] Hockey Canada lists her as being from Herring Cove, Nova Scotia, in its official announcements and IIHF licensing lists,[3][6] and Sport Nova Scotia also lists her as being from Herring Cove in its Support4Sport awards materials.[7][8]
Neary graduated from Mount Allison University in 2008 and played as a goaltender for the Mount Allison Mounties women's hockey program.[1] She married Jess Healy on August 23, 2014, whom she met while coaching at a hockey camp in 2005.[9] In 2026, media coverage of her Olympic assignment identified her as the mother of a son named Charlie.[10]