Don Koharski

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Don Koharski is a former National Hockey League referee known for his long officiating career and appearances in numerous high-profile games.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
ice hockey referee
sports official
countryOfCitizenship Canada
dateOfBirth 1955-12-02
employer National Hockey League
familyRelation brother of NHL linesman Terry Koharski
fieldOfWork sports officiating
gender male
hallOfFameInduction Hockey Hall of Fame
surface form: Hockey Hall of Fame (as on-ice official category)
hallOfFameInductionYear 2023
hasOfficiatedAllStarGame yes
hasOfficiatedInternationalGames yes
jerseyNumberAsReferee 12
knownFor appearance in 1988 Patrick Division Final incident with Jim Schoenfeld
long NHL officiating career
officiating high-profile NHL games
language English
leagueOfficiated National Hockey League
World Hockey Association
nationality Canadian
nhlRefereeDebutSeason 1977–78 NHL season
notableIncident 1988 confrontation with New Jersey Devils coach Jim Schoenfeld
notableLeague National Hockey League
surface form: NHL
numberOfNHLPlayoffGamesOfficiated 200+
numberOfNHLRegularSeasonGamesOfficiated 1500+
occupation ice hockey referee
television analyst
officiatedStanleyCupFinals yes
placeOfBirth Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
surface form: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
positionPlayed referee
postRetirementRole NHL officiating supervisor
television rules analyst
residence Canada
retiredFromNHLOfficiating 2009
sport ice hockey
startedNHLRefereeingCareer 1977
workedAsAnalystFor NHL Network
TSN
yearsActiveAsNHLReferee 1977–2009

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1991 NHL All-Star Game referee Don Koharski
1990 NHL All-Star Game referee Don Koharski