Kelly Sutherland
Kelly Sutherland | |
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| Born | April 18, 1971 |
| Occupation | NHL referee |
Kelly Sutherland (born April 18, 1971 in Richmond, British Columbia) is a National Hockey League referee who wears uniform number 11.[1][2][3]
Career
Sutherland was one of the referees for the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals along Bill McCreary, Dan O'Halloran, and Stephen Walkom. He was selected again to officiate the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals, the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals, 2016 Stanley Cup Finals, 2018 Stanley Cup Finals, 2019 Stanley Cup Finals, 2020 Stanley Cup Finals and the 2022 Stanley Cup Finals.[4] Sutherland officiated the gold medal game men's ice hockey tournament at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.[5]
In Game 5 of the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals, Sutherland came under controversy as Bruins’ forward Noel Acciari got tripped by Blues’ Tyler Bozak in the Bruins’ defending zone, who were trailing 1-0 in the 2nd period. The infraction went unnoticed, and the Blues scored a goal less than 10 seconds after to go up 2-0. This ended up being the game winning goal which makes St Louis go up 3-2 in the series. St Louis would eventually win the Stanley Cup in game 7.
References
- ^ "Kelly Sutherland | NHL Referee | NHL Officials Association". NHLOA. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
- ^ "Sutherland shares the official story". Richmond Sentinel. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
- ^ "Q&A with NHL Referee Kelly Sutherland". Scouting The Refs. 2015-01-14. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
- ^ "Who is Kelly Sutherland, the referee at the center of the Game 5 controversy?". www.boston.com. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
- ^ "Team Canada wins gold, beating Sweden 3-0 in men's Olympic hockey | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
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