John George Ashley (March 5, 1930 – January 5, 2008) was a Canadian referee in the National Hockey League.
| John Ashley | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hockey Hall of Fame, 1981 | |||
| Born |
March 5, 1930 Galt, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
January 5, 2008 (aged 77) Kitchener, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Position | Linesman | ||
| Playing career | 1959–1972 | ||
Early life
editAshley was born in Galt, Ontario, and raised in Preston. He played junior hockey with the Toronto Marlies 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
editAshley 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 went the limit: 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.
Personal life
editAshley died in Kitchener, Ontario, on January 5, 2008.[3]
References
edit- ^ "John Ashley | NHLOA Alumni | NHL Officials Association". NHLOA. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
- ^ "John Ashley". NHLOfficials.com. NHL Officials Association. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ "HALL OF FAME REF DIES". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on March 8, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
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