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Kevin Pollock
Two ice hockey referees standing at centre ice
Pollock (left) in 2020
Born (1970-02-07) February 7, 1970 (age 54)
OccupationIce hockey referee

Kevin Pollock (born February 7, 1970) is a Canadian ice hockey official. He has worked in the National Hockey League since the 1999–2000 NHL season, and officiated in ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament.

Early life and family

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Kevin Pollock was born on February 7, 1970, in Kincardine, Ontario.[1] As a junior ice hockey player, Pollock won an Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) championship with the Hanover Barons in 1991. He later officiated in the OHA before working in the NHL. His granduncle Lloyd Pollock was a founder of the original Windsor Spitfires junior team, and later served as president of the OHA and the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. Kevin and his father Clarke Pollock, are the namesakes of the Pollock Division in the Provincial Junior Hockey League.[2]

Refereeing career

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In-game action photo of a shot on goal with a referee in the background
Pollock (upper right) officiates as the referee in Game 7 of the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Pollock has been a National Hockey League referee since the 1999–2000 NHL season, and wears uniform number 33.[1] He was selected to work games in the ice hockey men's tournament at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia,[3] and in the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals. He refereed game 6 of the 2017 Stanley Cup Finals, with the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the game and ultimately the Stanley Cup.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Kevin Pollock's profile at NHLOfficials.com Archived 25 April 2003 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "History - Pollock Division". Provincial Junior Hockey League. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "Sochi officials named". Iihf.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
  4. ^ Bruce Arthur (June 11, 2017). "Penguins savour Stanley Cup repeat". Toronto Star. Retrieved June 12, 2017.