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Matt Pavelich, the First Linesman Inducted Into the Hockey Hall of Fame, Dies at 92
The longtime NHL official worked 1,727 regular-season games and 245 playoff games before entering the Hall in 1987, Bettman said.
- Matt Pavelich, the Northern Ontario native who became the first linesman enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame, died October 30 at age 92. The Hall announced his death on Saturday.
- Over a 23-season career, Pavelich officiated 1,727 regular-season games and 245 playoff contests, including 19 consecutive Stanley Cup Finals between 1961 and 1979.
- Universally respected and widely admired, Pavelich personified professionalism and integrity throughout his tenure, maintaining a warm personal touch that fostered strong working relationships with players and coaches across the National Hockey League.
- Commissioner Gary Bettman called Pavelich a "true icon of the profession," noting that no linesman in National Hockey League history was more universally respected or widely admired.
- After picking up a whistle at 14, Pavelich built a legendary career that led to his 1987 induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame, eventually serving as the league's supervisor of officials.
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