John Ashley (ice hockey), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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National Hockey League referee
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Place of Birth: Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
About John Ashley (ice hockey)
- John George Ashley (March 5, 1930 – January 5, 2008) was a referee in the National Hockey League.
- He was born in Galt, Ontario. John started his officiating career in 1959.
- From 1964 to 1972, John officiated every Game Seven in the Stanley Cup playoffs, a testament to his legacy. 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.
- He died in Kitchener, Ontario on January 5, 2008.
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