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Dan Marouelli (born July 16, 1955, in
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,
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) is an ex-
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, who wore uniform number 6 from the
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until his retirement.


Career

Marouelli's NHL career started on November 2, 1984, and wore a
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while refereeing NHL games starting from the
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. On November 29, 2008, he officiated his 1,500th game between the
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and
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. On April 10, 2010, he officiated his last NHL game, between the
Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Div ...
and
Montreal Canadiens The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ...
. At the conclusion of the game, both teams showed their appreciation for his long career by shaking his hand. In total, he officiated 1,622 regular season games and 187 playoff games. In August 2010, Marouelli signed as an assistant coach with the
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of the
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.


References


External links


NHLOA.com bio
1955 births Living people Canadian ice hockey officials Canadian people of Italian descent Ice hockey people from Alberta National Hockey League officials Sportspeople from Edmonton {{canada-icehockey-bio-stub