Thor Eric Nelson (born January 6, 1968, in

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but grew up in Minot, North Dakota) is an American former

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, who wore uniform number 80. He has worked the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the

2004 NHL All-Star Game The 2004 National Hockey League All-Star Game was held on February 8, 2004, at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Saint Paul, home of the Minnesota Wild. The Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference defeated the Western Conferenc ...

2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second t ...

and the

2010 Olympics )'' , 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 ...

. Nelson retired in 2013, under doctors' orders due to

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