Greg Kimmerly reached an officiating milestone this past week, having refereed 1,000 games in the NHL.
(Jaromir Jagr had three goals and an assist in that game, a 6-2 Pens win. Jagr is the only player in that game still active in the NHL.)
Referee Greg Kimmerly working his 1,000th NHL game tonight. He gets Tiffany crystal, sticks signed by #Leafs, #Habs players.
— Stephen Whyno (@SWhyno) March 22, 2014
The cake from last nights party to celebrate Greg Kimmerly's 1000th game. #GTHL pic.twitter.com/ynRyg2zfOP
— John Levantis (@hock_ref) March 23, 2014
From the NHL Officials Association:
The NHLOA would like to recognize the tremendous accomplishment of one of our fellow officials.
On Saturday March 22nd, Greg Kimmerly worked his 1000th NHL regular season game as a Referee as the Montreal Canadiens visited the Toronto Maple Leafs at The Air Canada Center. He was joined on the ice by Tom Kowal, Derek Amell and Anthony Sericolo.
Greg began his career on November 30th, 1996 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania as the Penguins hosted the Boston Bruins. He was selected to work the 2006 All Star Game in Dallas, TX.
Now residing in Thornhill, Ontario, Greg was joined by friends and family on Saturday night.
We wish to congratulate Greg, his wife Deborah, his son Sean, and his daughter Danielle on all the hard work and sacrifice made over his career in order to reach this great milestone.
Congrats, Greg! Here’s a high-five from Erik Cole:
