NHL referees Bill McCreary and Dan O’Halloran, both of Canada, have been assigned to work Sunday’s Olympic gold-medal game between Canada and the United States.
It will be the second Canada-USA gold-medal game for McCreary, who worked the 2002 title game in Salt Lake City. McCreary also worked the 1998 Games in Nagano, Japan. He is retiring from the NHL after this season.
NHL linesman Jean Morin, also of Canada, will work the game with Finland’s Stefan Fonselius.
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The Manitoba Moose are pleased to announce that Gerald Andrews, one of their AHL Off-Ice Officials, has been selected to officiate the Men's Olympic Gold MedalHockey Game for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver on Sunday afternoon.
Andrews has been working on one of the three crews assigned to the ice hockey games since the start of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. His hard work has earned him the spot on the Gold Medal crew, as those positions were assigned by merit.
His job on Sunday will...
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Written by Tim Robinson - Daily Press & Argus
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As a referee in the National Hockey League, Dan O'Halloran has to be ready for the unexpected.
But even a wily veteran can be outsmarted by his wife, which was the case Friday night when she threw a surprise party for him in honor of his being selected as a referee to the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia.
"She pulls these things out every once in a while," he said with a grin after the shock had worn off. "She did this for my 40th (birthday, in 2004). It was after an...
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The Manitoba Moose are pleased to announce that a pair of their AHL Off-Ice Officials will be heading to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada to officiate both men's and women's hockey.
Robert MacLean has been an AHL Off-Ice Official with the Moose since 2002, working various positions. For the past three seasons, he has worked as a goal judge and penalty box attendant. MacLean will work as a Time On Ice Program Operator at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. He will be resposible for...
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Written by Al Pike
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Good thing Brian Murphy can keep a secret.
The Dover native was told he was one of six NHL linesmen chosen to work the Olympic Games in Vancouver on the condition he didn't say anything until after the official announcement.
It was a small concession to make for such a unique opportunity.
"It's the accumulation of working your whole life for something," he said. "It's a privilege to be involved in something like this, and when somebody calls and tells you it's an overwhelming feeling...
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