Jay Sharrers (born July 3, 1967 in
Jamaica and raised in
Hope, British Columbia)
is a Canadian former
ice hockey linesman, and a one-time referee, in the
National Hockey League (NHL) who wore uniform number 57. As of March 2010, Sharrers had officiated 1064 regular season games and 127 playoff games as the first Black NHL referee.
Sharrers began in the NHL in 1990 and has worked the
Stanley Cup Finals
The Stanley Cup Finals in ice hockey (also known as the Stanley Cup Final among various media, french: Finale de la Coupe Stanley) is the National Hockey League's (NHL) championship series to determine the winner of the Stanley Cup, North America ...
in 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007,
2008, 2011 and 2013 and the
2010 Winter Olympics
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, nations = 82
, athletes = 2,626
, events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines)
, opening = February 12, 2010
, closing = February 28, 2010
, opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean
, cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gretz ...
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References
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1967 births
Living people
Canadian ice hockey officials
Canadian people of Jamaican descent
National Hockey League officials
Ice hockey people from Vancouver