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John Ashley
Born(1930-03-05)March 5, 1930
Galt, Ontario, Canada
DiedJanuary 5, 2008(2008-01-05) (aged 77)
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
OccupationIce hockey referee
Years active1959–1972
EmployerNational Hockey League
Ice hockey player
Ice hockey career
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1981
Position Defense
Played for Pittsburgh Hornets
Syracuse Warriors
Playing career 1950–1953

John George Ashley (March 5, 1930 – January 5, 2008) was a Canadian referee in the National Hockey League.

Early life

Ashley was born in Galt, Ontario, and raised in Preston. He played junior hockey with the Toronto Marlboros and Guelph Biltmores. In 1950, he tried out for the Toronto Maple Leafs and played on farm teams in Pittsburgh and Syracuse, New York.

Career

Ashley started his officiating career in 1959. From 1964 to 1972, John officiated every Game Seven in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

During the 1971 Stanley Cup playoffs, Ashley achieved a first for NHL referees by officiating the seventh game of all three series that had seven games: a quarterfinal (Montreal vs. Boston), a semifinal (New York vs. Chicago), and the final (Montreal vs. Chicago).

John was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1981. Ashley was elected to the Cambridge Sports Hall of Fame in 1998.

Personal life

Ashley died in Kitchener, Ontario, on January 5, 2008.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1947–48 Galt Rockets OHA 11 0 2 2 8
1950–51 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 59 1 4 5 89
1951–52 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 24 1 2 3 36
1952–53 Ottawa Senators QSHL 4 0 0 0 12
1952–53 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 41 1 9 10 37
1952–53 Syracuse Warriors AHL 4 0 0 0 0
1954–55 Stratford Indians OHASr 50 3 9 12 0
1955–56 Stratford Indians OHASr 48 1 18 19 0
AHL totals 124 3 15 18 162 4 0 0 0 0

See also

References

  1. "John Ashley | NHLOA Alumni | NHL Officials Association". NHLOA. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  2. "John Ashley". NHLOfficials.com. NHL Officials Association. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  3. "HALL OF FAME REF DIES". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on March 8, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-08.

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