Terry Gregson (born November 7, 1953) is a retired
NHL
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 ...
Referee. Gregson served as the National Hockey League
Director of Officiating from 2009 through 2013. He was formerly a
referee
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in the NHL from
1979
Events
January
* January 1
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until
2004
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Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
. He wore a
helmet
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from the mid-1980s until the end of his refereeing career. From the
1994–95 NHL season
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until his retirement, he wore uniform number 4, which is now worn by
Wes McCauley
Wes McCauley (born January 11, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and current National Hockey League (NHL) referee. He is the son of John McCauley, who was also an NHL referee, and his wife Irene.
A defenceman during his p ...
. During his career, he refereed 1,427 regular season games, 158 playoff games, nine
Stanley Cup Finals
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and one
All-Star game. He also worked the
1996 World Cup of Hockey
The first World Cup of Hockey ( WCH), or ''1996 World Cup of Hockey'', replaced the Canada Cup as one of the premier championships for professional ice hockey.
Inaugural ''World Cup of Hockey''
The first edition of the Cup featured eight teams d ...
.
Gregson was the referee when the
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home ...
won its
first Stanley Cup in 54 years in
1994
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, which was the highlight of his officiating career.
Gregson was also the referee for the controversial Game 6 of the 1999 Stanley Cup which was the "
No Goal
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" game.
He was named NHL Director of Officiating on September 9, 2009. His retirement was announced August 7, 2013.
References
External links
NHL Officials Association bio on Terry Gregson
1953 births
Living people
National Hockey League officials
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