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Canadian former ice hockey referee
Ice hockey player
Dave Jackson (born c. 1964) is a
Canadian former
ice hockey
referee .
Early life
Jackson was born in
Montreal and raised in
Pointe-Claire .
[1]
Career
Jackson, who officiated the
1988 Memorial Cup , was signed by the
National Hockey League (NHL) to a minor-league contract in 1989.
[2] He made his NHL debut on December 22, 1990, officiating a match-up between the
New Jersey Devils and
Quebec Nordiques .
[3]
Jackson was chosen to officiate
men's ice hockey at the
2014 Winter Olympics held in
Sochi ,
Russia .
[4] Jackson retired after officiating his final NHL game on March 29, 2018. He now works for
ESPN as their lead rules analyst.
[5]
References
^
"Referee Dave Jackson Hangs Up Skates After 25 Years" . Scouting The Refs . March 29, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2023 .
^
Jackson to work 1000th
Archived February 28, 2014, at the
Wayback Machine
^ Stubbs, Dave (January 29, 2018).
"Jackson relished All-Star Game assignment as final-season reward" . NHL.com . Retrieved June 15, 2018 . Jackson's NHL debut for a game between the Quebec Nordiques and visiting New Jersey Devils on Dec. 22, 1990.
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"NHL ref and Pointe-Claire native to officiate at Sochi Games | West Island Gazette" . Archived from
the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2014 .
^
"Referee Dave Jackson Joins ESPN NHL Broadcast Team" . Scouting The Refs . October 3, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2023 .
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