László Schell

László Schell (born 9 February 1948) is a Hungarian retired ice hockey official. He officiated more than 1,500 games in Hungary between 1967 and 1990, and was one of the busiest International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) officials from 1977 to 1982 at the Ice Hockey World Championships. His career was recognized with induction into both the IIHF Hall of Fame, and Hungarian Ice Hockey Hall of Fame.

Early life Schell was born 9 February 1948 in Budapest, and grew up in the Zugló district. He played hockey within the Budapesti VSC, but later realized it was not his strength. He stopped playing at the same time the Hungarian Ice Sports Association held a course for ice hockey officials.

Schell began officiating matches outside of Hungary in 1973, and was chosen by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) to make his debut at the Ice Hockey World Championships in 1977. He was later assigned to another 30 World Championships matches combined at the 1978 World Ice Hockey Championships in Prague, the 1979 World Ice Hockey Championships in Moscow and the 1982 Ice Hockey World Championships in Helsinki. He also officiated the final games in 1978 and 1982. Schell was later inducted into the Hungarian Ice Hockey Hall of Fame, in the inaugural class of 2011.