Legendary NHL referee has announced his retirement
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Legendary NHL Referee, Ryan Galloway has retired from the game of hockey after officiating more than 1000 NHL games.
Galloway did not have the most common path to being an NHL Referee, the Winnipeg native was 23 years old and working as a massage therapist, but he had bigger dreams.
After years of determination and persistence to make his dream come true, he finally got his shot.
The IHL was seeking local officials for Moose games, and Galloway got on the roster. Then, when the IHL folded, and six of its teams joined the AHL in 2001, he was hired by the league. That led to the NHL hiring him as a trainee, Galloway subsequently working his first NHL game as a linesman at 30 and a career that would last 21 seasons.
Twenty-eight years and more than 1,000 games later, Galloway worked his last NHL game on April 1 when the Jets hosted the Los Angeles Kings. As the players from both teams lined up to shake his hand and wish him the best after the game, Galloway reflected on his good fortune and the fact that there are so many good people in hockey.
Everyone here at Bruins latest want to wish Ryan Galloway on a well deserved retirement!
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