Dennis LaRue (born July 14, 1959, in

Savannah, Georgia Savannah ( ) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia and the county seat of Chatham County, Georgia, Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the Kingdom of Great Brita ...

) has been a

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 ...

referee A referee is an official, in a variety of sports and competition, responsible for enforcing the rules of the sport, including sportsmanship decisions such as ejection. The official tasked with this job may be known by a variety of other title ...

since the

1990–91 NHL season The 1990–91 NHL season was the 74th season of the National Hockey League. The Stanley Cup winners were the Pittsburgh Penguins, who won the best of seven series 4–2 against the Minnesota North Stars to claim their first championship. This ...

, and has worn the uniform number 14 since the

1994–95 NHL season The 1994–95 NHL season was the 78th regular season of the National Hockey League. The season start was delayed due to a lockout of players imposed by the NHL franchise owners. After a new labour agreement was reached between the owners and t ...

.http://www.nhlofficials.com/member_listing.asp?member_id=2097 Dennis LaRue's profile at NHLOfficials.com He was selected to officiate the

1991 Canada Cup The 1991 Labatt Canada Cup was a professional international ice hockey tournament played in August and September 1991. The finals took place in Montreal on September 14 and Hamilton on September 16, and were won by Canada. The Canadians defeate ...

and the

2009 Stanley Cup Finals The 2009 Stanley Cup Finals was the Stanley Cup Finals, championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2008–09 NHL season, 2008–09 season, and the culmination of the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Eastern ...

. In December 2009, he was selected as one of 13 referees to officiate at the

2010 Winter Olympics The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Vancouver 2010 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held from February 12 to 28, 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with ...

in Vancouver. Dennis spent time in Spokane, Washington as a youth.

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* 1959 births Living people National Hockey League officials Sportspeople from Savannah, Georgia American ice hockey officials {{Sports-official-bio-stub