Andy Van Hellemond (born February 16, 1948, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) is a former National Hockey League referee and a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame since 1999. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population Manitoba (English ˌmænɨˈtoʊbə French /manitoba/ is a province of Canada, spanning 647797 square kilometres (250116 sq mi of North America Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America In Ice hockey, an official is a person who has some responsibility in enforcing the rules and maintaining the order of the game The Hockey Hall of Fame ( Temple de la renommée du hockey in French) is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)
His NHL officiating career began in 1969 and included 19 Stanley Cup Finals. The 1969–70 NHL season was the 53rd season of the National Hockey League. The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion In 1984, he became the first NHL on-ice official to wear a helmet. A hockey helmet is worn by Ice hockey players and Field hockey goalkeepers to protect the head from potential Injury. Subsequently, several officials followed his lead and beginning with the 2006–07 NHL season, all NHL on-ice officials must wear helmets. The 2006–07 NHL season was the 89th Regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL
Van Hellemond was involved in a rare case of a bad call by a referee resulting in a fine. During a game on May 14, 1995, Van Hellemond waved off a goal scored by Joe Sakic of the Quebec Nordiques, calling the play dead due to an apparent injury to New York's Alexei Kovalev. Joseph Steve Sakic (ˈsɑːkɨk (born July 7 1969 in Burnaby, British Columbia) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre, who has The Quebec Nordiques (Nordiques de Québec pronounced in Quebec French, in Canadian English; translated into English as "Northerners" were Alexei "Alex" Vyacheslavovich Kovalev (Алексей Вячеславович Ковалёв Aleksey Vyacheslavovich Kovalyov; born February 24, 1973 Kovalev was, in fact, not injured, and the puck had also entered the net before Van Hellemond's whistle sounded. The Rangers eventually won the game in overtime to take a 3–1 series lead and won the series in six games. Van Hellemond was fined by the NHL, who cited a "glaring error in judgment," according to the November 20, 2007 issue of The Hockey News. The Hockey News is a North American hockey magazine published by Transcontinental.
After retiring in 1996, Van Hellemond went to the East Coast Hockey League, where he held a management position there until being hired by the NHL in 2000 to replace Bryan Lewis as Director of Officiating. The 1995–96 NHL season was the 79th Regular season of the National Hockey League. The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a Professional Ice hockey league based in Princeton New Jersey, with teams scattered Bryan Lewis (born September 10, 1942 in Alliston, Ontario) is a Canadian municipal politician and a former referee and Director The Director of Officiating for the National Hockey League (NHL heads the league's officiating department and reports directly to Colin Campbell, the senior vice Van Hellemond remained director of officiating until July 2004 when he resigned following misconduct allegations. Media reports indicated he was accused of approaching members of his officiating staff for personal financial loans to pay gambling debts. [1]
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Awards & Achievements
Awards & Achievements
- MJHL First All-Star Team (1968)
- Selected as Manitoba's Referee of the Century
- Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1999
- “Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
References
- ^ Papers question reasons for resignation, espn. History The beginning The League has a rich tradition first year of operation was the 1918–19 season making it the oldest Junior League in Canada The Hockey Hall of Fame ( Temple de la renommée du hockey in French) is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum was established in 1985 when the first honoured members were named and plaques were erected in their honour com, July 13, 2004
External links
- Andy Van Hellemond's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Van Hellemond becomes director of officiating
- Andy Van Hellemond's biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
| Preceded by Bryan Lewis |
Director of Officiating 2000 - 2004 |
Succeeded by Stephen Walkom |
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