Bob Hodges (born August 16, 1944) is a Canadian retired
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...
linesman.
Early life
Hodges was born in
Hespeler, Ontario
Hespeler is a neighbourhood and former town within Cambridge, Ontario, located along the Speed River in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. In 1973, Hespeler, Preston, Galt, and the hamlet of Blair were amalgamated to form t ...
, in 1944. He won two Ontario championships as a goaltender, for the Hespeler Juveniles in 1963 and the
Hespeler Shamrocks in 1964.
Career
Hodges began his officiating career in 1972 and worked until 1998. During his career (in which he wore a helmet from the late-1980s to his retirement), he had officiated three
Stanley Cup finals, 1,701 regular season games, 157 playoff games, and three
All-Star games. From the
1994–95 NHL season
The 1994–95 NHL season was the 78th regular season of the National Hockey League. The teams played a shortened season, due to a lockout of the players by the owners. In addition, the NHL All-Star Game, which had been scheduled to take place ...
until his retirement, he wore uniform number 37.
Awards and honors
Hodges was inducted into the Cambridge Sports Hall of Fame in 1999, Waterloo Region Hall of Fame in 2008, and Stairway of Excellence at
Alexander Galt Regional High School
Alexander Galt Regional High School (AGRHS), in Lennoxville, Quebec, Canada, is an English-language secondary school which opened in 1969. It provides education to 1,150 secondary 1-5 students in the southeastern region of the Eastern Townships. (T ...
in 2011.
Personal life
Hodges is married to his wife Gail. They have two children.
References
External links
NHLOA.com bioCambridge Hall of Fame bio
1944 births
Living people
National Hockey League officials
Canadian ice hockey officials
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People from Cambridge, Ontario
Ice hockey people from Ontario
Ice hockey goaltenders
Canadian ice hockey goaltenders