38 Facts About Bob Nadin

Bob Nadin was born on March 15,1933 and is a Canadian retired ice hockey referee and administrator.

Bob Nadin refereed at the 1972 Winter Olympics, and served as a referee supervisor for the International Ice Hockey Federation, the National Hockey League, and the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association.

Bob Nadin was involved with the Winter Olympic Games every Olympiad from 1972 until 2012, and was honoured by the International Olympic Committee with the Pierre de Coubertin Medal.

Bob Nadin attended elementary and high school in Toronto, and graduated from the University of Toronto in 1958, with a degree in physical education.

Bob Nadin began refereeing ice hockey at the University of Toronto, when he was 17 years old.

Bob Nadin was encouraged to officiate by teammates in the interfaculty league, and he said that he enjoyed refereeing more than playing.

Bob Nadin later became referee-in-chief of the school league, officiated in the church leagues of Toronto, and moved onto the Ontario Hockey Association.

Bob Nadin later refereed games at the Memorial Cup, Allan Cup, Centennial Cup, approximately 100 international games, and was offered a place in the National Hockey League, but ended up refereeing in the Eastern Hockey League.

Bob Nadin twice refereed matches between the Canada men's national ice hockey team and the Soviet Union national ice hockey team at Maple Leaf Gardens, first on January 10,1967, then on January 19,1969.

Bob Nadin made his debut at an International Ice Hockey Federation event, refereeing seven games at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo.

Bob Nadin returned to the international stage, refereeing games at the 1974 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Leningrad.

Bob Nadin served as referee-in-chief of the CAHA from 1976 to 1986.

Bob Nadin created a referee certification program for the CAHA, and wrote casebooks to interpret hockey rules for both the CAHA and the IIHF.

Bob Nadin was a member of CAHA rules committee, and helped implement rule changes to reduce injuries from ice hockey sticks, in response to increasing eye injuries.

Bob Nadin supported adding sticks to the list of dangerous equipment which referees were allowed to remove from a game.

Bob Nadin was one of the supervisors of officials at 1976 Canada Cup.

Bob Nadin has served as a referee supervisor for Ontario University Athletics, and from 1992 to 1996, was a referee supervisor for the National Hockey League.

In 1976, Bob Nadin joined the IIHF rules and referee committee and was a referee supervisor at each Winter Olympic Games from 1976 until 2012.

Bob Nadin travelled worldwide to assist and evaluate officiating crews at IIHF events.

Bob Nadin was responsible for writing, updating, and interpreting rules.

Bob Nadin said, "The president of the ice hockey federation refers to me as the pope of the rules".

Bob Nadin conducted referee seminars in over 40 countries, and implemented regulations on ice hockey goaltending equipment at IIHF events.

Bob Nadin was part of the committee which selected referees for the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, and the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.

Bob Nadin was named to the OHA referees' honour roll in 1981.

Bob Nadin was given the OHA Gold Stick in 1984, in recognition of outstanding service to the game.

Bob Nadin was honoured with the Hockey Canada Order of Merit in 1990.

Bob Nadin received the Paul Loicq Award in 2007, for outstanding contributions to the IIHF, and international ice hockey.

Bob Nadin was named an honorary member of the IIHF officiating committee, in 2010.

Bob Nadin received the Pierre de Coubertin Medal in 2012, in recognition of his work in ice hockey at the Winter Olympic Games.

Bob Nadin had originally been nominated for the Olympic Order by Rene Fasel, but received the Coubertin medal instead.

Bob Nadin was inducted into the Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame on November 7,2013.

Bob Nadin was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame as a builder, in 2018.

Bob Nadin married his wife, Nancy, on April 21,1962, and they have one son, one daughter, and five grandchildren.

Bob Nadin began a teaching career at Weston Collegiate Institute in 1958, and later became head of the physical education department in 1969.

Bob Nadin retired in 1994 and had coached football, hockey, baseball, and alpine skiing at the school.

Bob Nadin makes a hobby of stamp collecting, and has hockey-related stamps from around the world.

Bob Nadin regularly adds to his collection in his travels, using the Scott catalogue of postage stamps.

Bob Nadin has an extensive collection of lapel pins, mugs, photos, and pennants, and has donated items to the Hockey Hall of Fame resource centre.