They chose their own numbers. When a new referee/linesman begins reffing the nhl, he gets to choose one that's not already taken.
The referees have numbers from 2 to 49. The linesmen from 50 to 98. Number 1 and 99 are retired and cannot be chosen.
There are 2 referees and 2 linesman in an NHL game.
no
This practise of wearing numbers only was started in the 1994/95 NHL season.
NHL Referees make $127,000 a season
Yes
According to USA Today, as of 2004 the average NHL referees salary was between $110,000 and $255,000.
$500,000 - $600,000
you can visit nhlofficials.com/member_listing.asp to find the name of all NHL referee's
Referees in the NHL do allow hockey players to fight. The fighters, however, might be penalized, if the referee deemed the fight to be extremely dangerous.
82
there own voices :O
The base salary range for NHL referees is $1to $2 and $7 to $1 for linesmen.