Brad Meier (born April 11, 1967, in

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) is a

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(NHL)

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, who wore uniform number 34. Meier's first game as an NHL official was in the

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. Meier was officiating on December 8, 2009, when

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tied

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's career shutout record with his 103rd shutout. Brad Meier prior to a face-off at the Arizona Coyotes vs

Meier, along with Marc Joannette, was selected to officiate the

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in January 2009. He was selected to work games in the ice hockey men's tournament at the

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in Sochi, Russia. His final season officiating was the 2021-2022 NHL season. Meier officiated the Minnesota Wild and the New York Rangers game on March 8, 2022, and was congratulated by both teams at the conclusion of the game on his many seasons, although it was not his final game. His final game was a game between the Arizona Coyotes and the Calgary Flames on April 16, 2022, where both teams at the conclusion of the game congratulated him and while the nature of the congratulations was presumably for his many seasons as a ref, it is not known what the players said to him.

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