Stephane Provost passed away May 2005, due to a motorcycle accident. He was number 72. The NHL officials are all wearing the black 72 patch in memory of Stephane.
this is to help them be identified and to keep track of them with the referee's association
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NHL Referees make $127,000 a season
There are only two referees. The other two are linesmen. Although their uniforms look similar, the referees have an orange bar on each arm
you can visit nhlofficials.com/member_listing.asp to find the name of all NHL referee's
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 own voices :O
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The NHL still has two referees and the also have a linesman they all have different responsibilities.
the Washington Capitals
In regular season, eight (8) times.
4. 2 referees and 2 linesmen
Team leader and usually the delegate between the team bench and the referees