Bill Friday (ice hockey) explained

Birth Date:January 24, 1933
Death Place:Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Occupation:NHL and WHA referee

Bill Friday (January 24, 1933 – May 13, 2024) was a Canadian ice hockey referee.[1] He refereed 1,425 major league hockey games, and is the only referee to work both the Avco Cup Finals in the World Hockey Association (WHA) and the Stanley Cup Finals in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Friday started his officiating career in the NHL, and moved to the WHA in 1972.[2] In 1976 he was named the WHA's referee-in-chief. Friday also served as the first president of the NHL Officials Association.[3] Friday died from cancer in Hamilton, Ontario on May 13, 2024, at the age of 91.[4] [5] [6]

Honours

In 2010, Friday was an inaugural inductee into the Hamilton Sports Hall of Fame.[7]

In 2012, Friday was elected to the World Hockey Association Hall of Fame.[8]

Notes and References

  1. News: Hendry . Glenn . Hamilton hockey official hall-of-famer celebrates 91st birthday . 14 May 2024 . In the Hammer . 24 January 2024.
  2. https://www.nhl.com/news/putting-on-the-foil-and-other-tall-tales/c-370246 'Putting on the foil' and other tall tales
  3. Web site: National Hockey League Officials Association | About US NHLOA News Events Alumni Become a Ref . 2013-09-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121114095927/http://www.nhlofficials.com/about_nhloa.asp . 2012-11-14 . dead .
  4. Web site: Hamilton’s Bill Friday was NHL’s most-colourful ref. Hamilton Spectator. May 15, 2024. Radley. Scott. May 15, 2024.
  5. Web site: Friday dies at 91, refereed Stanley Cup Final, WHA championship NHL.com . www.nhl.com . NHL . 15 May 2024 . en . 14 May 2024.
  6. Web site: Statement from the National Hockey League on the Passing of Bill Friday. NHL. May 14, 2024. May 14, 2024.
  7. Web site: Bill Friday – Hockey (Official) | Hamilton Sports Hall of Fame . 2013-09-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120424125407/http://hamiltonsportshalloffame.com/category/news-releases/2010/05/02/bill-friday-hockey-official/ . 2012-04-24 . dead .
  8. Web site: WHA Hall of Fame Members . 2013-09-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190115092143/http://whahof.com/hofmembers.html . 2019-01-15 . dead .

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