Ron Finn (born December 1, 1940, in

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) is a Canadian retired

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linesman. His career started in 1969 and ended in 2000. During his career, he officiated 2,373 regular season games and two

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games as well as

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, and four Canada Cups. He worked twelve Stanley Cup Finals from 1979 to 1990. His uniform number is #26 and #77 when the NHL reinstated issuing numbers to officials in 1995 (it was discontinued in 1977). He had two sons, Sean and Shannon, who also played.

General references

* The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/1993-94

References

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