COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- USA Hockey announced today that referees Kyle McCauley (Chesterfield, Mich.) and Cam Fraser (West Des Moines, Iowa), along with linesmen Craig Ford (Madison, Wis.) and Nick Klishko (San Diego, Calif.), will be the officials for the 2026 Chipotle All-American Game, which will be played Thursday (Jan. 15) at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Mich. 

Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. ET, and tickets can be purchased here. The game will be televised live on NHL Network.

The contest features top NHL Draft prospects from the U.S. National Under-18 Team of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program, and other teams in United States Hockey League, the nation’s only Tier 1 junior hockey league. The players will be split into two teams from among those selected.

McCauley has been officiating since he was 14-years-old and joined the USA Hockey Advanced Officiating Development Program in 2020, the same year he began working in the NA3HL. In 2021, he officiated the Fraser Cup Championship (NA3HL) and began working in the NAHL. McCauley, who worked the 2023 NAHL Prospects Challenge and 2024 Robertson Cup Finals (NAHL), earned a spot as an official in the USHL in 2023-24 and work the league’s Clark Cup Finals in 2025. This season, he has also worked a number of games in the ECHL.

Fraser has been officiating games for 16 years, beginning as a 12-year-old in Monument, Colo. A USA Hockey Officiating Development Camp attendee and a member of USA Hockey’s Advanced Officiating Development Program, Fraser worked the 2019 Chipotle-USA Hockey Youth National Championships before becoming an NA3HL referee in 2020. In 2021, he advanced to the NAHL, and in 2023, he became a full-time USHL referee. This season, he has also served as an official in the ECHL. His experience includes officiating the 2021 and 2023 Fraser Cup Championship (NA3HL), the 2023 NAHL Prospects Challenge, the 2023 Robertson Cup Finals (NAHL), the 2025 Frosty Cup (USHL), and the 2025 Clark Cup Finals (USHL).

Ford’s officiating career began in 2020 after playing Division II ACHA hockey at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. In 2021, he began working in the NA3HL and joined USA Hockey’s Advanced Officiating Development Program a year later while also working in the  NAHL. Ford began working USHL games in 2023, and in the  2024-25 season he started officiating games at the ECHL and AHL levels. His experience includes working the 2022 ACHA Division II National Championship, the 2024 ACHA Division I National Championship, the 2023 and 2024 Fraser Cup Championship (NA3HL), the 2024 Robertson Cup Finals (NAHL), the 2025 Clark Cup Finals (USHL), the 2025 Kelly Cup Playoffs (ECHL), and the 2025 Calder Cup Playoffs (AHL).

Klishko began officiating after concluding his playing career in the Southern Professional Hockey League in 2023. During the 2023-24 season, Klishko joined USA Hockey’s Advanced Officiating Development Program and began work in the NAHL. The following season, he officiated in the USHL and in 2025, he became a full-time ECHL official. His experience includes the 2024 Robertson Cup Finals (NAHL), the 2025 Clark Cup Finals (USHL), the 2025 Frosty Cup (USHL), and the 2025 NHL Prospects Games.

NOTES:  Chipotle and TRUE are official sponsors of the 2026 Chipotle All-American Game … For more information on the Chipotle All-American Game click here.