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Pat (Red) Shetler |
| Birthplace: |
Toronto, ON |
| NHL Official: |
1966 - 1972 |
| Regular Season Games: |
600 |
| Playoff Games: |
15 |
| Stanley Cup Finals: |
4 |
| All Star Games: |
1968 |
| Most Memorable Moment: |
- Serious eye injury during game in Boston vs Minnesota when hit accidently by Wayne Cashman's stick.
- Worked many CBS-TV games.
- Member of the group of officials that initiated the first Referees' union
- I, along with Vern Buffey [Referee] were fired after going into business with Allan Stanley and Tim Horton in a hockey school [beehive], then rehired after divesting ourselves of ownership in the school.
- Train travel during first year in league.......no airplanes
- First year salary $8000.00!!!!!! Plus bonuses as well as the $15.00 per diem
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| Professional Highlights: |
- Memorial Cup [Toronto] 1965 [Edmonto vs Oshawa]
- Worked Stanley Cup finals [St Louis vs Boston] first 2 games in St. Louis [series won in Boston]
- Began career in 6-team league just before the first NHL expansion.
- Went on to TV play-by-play broadcasting for the Philadelphia Flyers in 1972. Still broadcasting radio games for Norfolk VA Admirals [formerly ECHL and for past 6 yrs AHL] for a total of 19 years.
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