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Shane Heyer
Shane Heyer
	Heyer escorting Dmitry Kulikov to the penalty box during a game in 2010
Born	February 7, 1964 (age 60); Summerland, British Columbia
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation	NHL official (1988 – 2018)

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Shane Heyer (born February 7, 1964) is a retired National Hockey League (NHL) linesman. He officiated the 2010 Olympics, two World Cup of Hockey tournaments, one NHL All-Star Game, and six Stanley Cup Finals. His career started in the 1988–89 NHL season, and he wore uniform number 55.

Heyer began officiating hockey games at the age of 11, and by 16 was a full-time official in the British Columbia Junior Hockey League.^[1] His first regular season NHL game was between the Winnipeg Jets and Vancouver Canucks on October 6, 1988.^[2] He officiated a total of 2,016 regular NHL season games, including 386 as a referee.^[2] His first NHL playoff game was between the Minnesota North Stars and Chicago Blackhawks on April 18, 1990, and he eventually officiated 214 post-season playoff games, including 2 as a referee.^[2]

Heyer was named to the B.C. Hockey Hall of Fame in 2019, a year after his retirement from officiating.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Three WHL Alumni named to B.C. Hockey Hall of Fame's Class of 2019 – WHL Network". whl.ca. Western Hockey League. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "NHLOA -- Shane Heyer". www.nhlofficials.com. NHL Officials Association. Retrieved 24 February 2019.

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[WHL-1] "Three WHL Alumni named to B.C. Hockey Hall of Fame's Class of 2019 – WHL Network". whl.ca. Western Hockey League. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.

[NHLOA-2] "NHLOA -- Shane Heyer". www.nhlofficials.com. NHL Officials Association. Retrieved 24 February 2019.

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+'''Shane Heyer''' (born February 7, 1964) is a retired [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) [[official (ice hockey)|linesman]]. He officiated the [[Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics|2010 Olympics]], two [[World Cup of Hockey]] tournaments, one [[NHL All-Star Game]], and six [[Stanley Cup]] Finals. His career started in the 1988–89 NHL season, and he wore uniform number 55.
+Heyer began officiating hockey games at the age of 11, and by 16 was a full-time official in the [[British Columbia Hockey League|British Columbia Junior Hockey League]].<ref name="WHL">{{cite web |title=Three WHL Alumni named to B.C. Hockey Hall of Fame’s Class of 2019 – WHL Network |url=http://whl.ca/article/three-whl-alumni-named-to-b-c-hockey-hall-of-fames-class-of-2019 |website=whl.ca|publisher=Western Hockey League |accessdate=24 February 2019|date=21 February 2019}}</ref> His first regular season NHL game was between the [[Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)|Winnipeg Jets]] and [[Vancouver Canucks]] on October 6, 1988.<ref name="NHLOA">{{cite web |title=NHLOA -- Shane Heyer |url=http://www.nhlofficials.com/nhl-officials/view/16 |website=www.nhlofficials.com |publisher=NHL Officials Association |accessdate=24 February 2019}}</ref> He officiated a total of 2,016 regular NHL season games, including 386 as a referee.<ref name="NHLOA" /> His first NHL playoff game was between the [[Minnesota North Stars]] and [[Chicago Blackhawks]] on April 18, 1990, and he eventually officiated 214 post-season playoff games, including 2 as a referee.<ref name="NHLOA" />
-'''Shane Heyer''' (born February 7, 1964) is a [[National Hockey League]] [[official (ice hockey)|linesman]], who wears uniform number 55.<ref>[http://www.nhlofficials.com/member_listing.asp?member_id=2088 Shane Heyer's profile at NHLOfficials.com]</ref> He has worked the [[Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics|2010 Olympics]], two [[World Cup of Hockey]] tournaments, one [[NHL All-Star Game]], and six Stanley Cup Finals. His career started in the 1988–89 NHL season.
+Heyer was named to the B.C. Hockey Hall of Fame in 2019, a year after his retirement from officiating.<ref name="WHL" />
-His first Regular Season NHL game was [[Winnipeg Jets]] verse [[Vancouver Canucks]] on October 6, 1988.<ref name="nhlofficials1">{{cite web|url=http://www.nhlofficials.com/previous_fo.asp?member_id=2088 |title=National Hockey League Officials Association _ Featured Officials |publisher=Nhlofficials.com |date= |accessdate=2017-04-12}}</ref> Since then he has worked 1411 regular NHL season games.<ref name="nhlofficials1"/> His first Playoff NHL game was [[Minnesota Wild]] verse [[Chicago Blackhawks]] on April 18, 1990.<ref name="nhlofficials.com">http://www.nhlofficials.com/previous_fo.asp?member_id=2088</ref> Since then he has worked 144 post-season/ playoff games<ref name="nhlofficials.com"/> as a Linesman.
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