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John Ashley (ice hockey)
Canadian ice hockey referee (1930–2008) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John George Ashley (March 5, 1930 – January 5, 2008) was a Canadian referee in the National Hockey League.
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Early life
Ashley was born in Galt, Ontario, and raised in Preston. He played junior hockey with the Toronto Marlboros and Guelph Biltmores. In 1950, he tried out for the Toronto Maple Leafs and played on farm teams in Pittsburgh and Syracuse, New York.[1]
Career
Ashley started his officiating career in 1959. From 1964 to 1972, John officiated every Game Seven in the Stanley Cup playoffs.[2]
During the 1971 Stanley Cup playoffs, Ashley achieved a first for NHL referees by officiating the seventh game of all three series that had seven games: a quarterfinal (Montreal vs. Boston), a semifinal (New York vs. Chicago), and the final (Montreal vs. Chicago).
John was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1981. Ashley was elected to the Cambridge Sports Hall of Fame in 1998.
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Personal life
Ashley died in Kitchener, Ontario, on January 5, 2008.[3]
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