Terry Gregson (born November 7, 1953) is a retired

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Referee. Gregson served as the National Hockey League Director of Officiating from 2009 through 2013. He was formerly a

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in the NHL from

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until

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. He wore a

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from the mid-1980s until the end of his refereeing career. From the

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until his retirement, he wore uniform number 4, which is now worn by

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. During his career, he refereed 1,427 regular season games, 158 playoff games, nine

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and one

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game. He also worked the

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. On March 23, 1994, Gregson refereed the game in which

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became the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer. Gregson was the referee when the

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won its first Stanley Cup in 54 years in

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, which was the highlight of his officiating career. Gregson was also the referee for the controversial Game 6 of the 1999 Stanley Cup which was the "

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" game. He was named NHL Director of Officiating on September 9, 2009. His retirement was announced August 7, 2013.

References

External links

NHL Officials Association bio on Terry Gregson
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