Robert Wilford Hewitson (January 23, 1892 – January 9, 1969) was a Canadian ice hockey official who worked as a referee in the

National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; , ''LNH'') is a professional ice hockey league in North America composed of 32 teams25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. The NHL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Cana ...

from 1920 to 1934.

Career

Hewiston worked as linesman in the

from 1920 to 1934. He was also the first curator of the

Hockey Hall of Fame The Hockey Hall of Fame () is a museum and hall of fame located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dedicated to the history of ice hockey, it holds exhibits about players, teams, National Hockey League (NHL) records, memorabilia and National Hockey Le ...

in Toronto. In 1963, he was inducted into the

for his service to

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. Hewitson and Ivan Miller were organizers the Ontario Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association (OSSA), and established the annual OSSA Sports Celebrities Dinner for charity. The first dinner was held on March 13, 1952, benefitting the Ontario Society for Crippled Children.

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