16 Facts About Kerry Fraser

Kerry Fraser was born on May 30,1952 and is a hockey analyst, broadcaster and former senior referee in the National Hockey League.

Kerry Fraser would continue to wear this number until his retirement from officiating.

Kerry Fraser was one of the last three NHL officials covered by the grandfather clause that allowed him to go without a helmet, thus allowing his signature bouffant hairstyle to be seen.

In 1993, Kerry Fraser did not give Wayne Gretzky a penalty for a high stick on the Maple Leafs' Doug Gilmour in game 6 of the Campbell Conference Final.

Kerry Fraser officiated at the 1996 World Cup of Hockey and the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, which was the first Olympic tournament to feature NHL participation.

Kerry Fraser was helping his daughter move and was carrying a television down the steps when he lost his footing; his big toe was shattered.

Kerry Fraser's first game back with the NHL was a game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Boston Bruins on November 30,2006.

Kerry Fraser has the odd rarity of calling games in Atlanta for both the Atlanta Flames and the Atlanta Thrashers, in the OMNI and Philips Arena.

Kerry Fraser followed retirement by releasing an autobiography, The Final Call: Hockey Stories from a Legend in Stripes.

Kerry Fraser continues his involvement in the NHL community by participating in a TSN.

Kerry Fraser serves as analyst on TSN's hockey highlight show, That's Hockey 2Nite.

In 1995, Kerry Fraser was received into the Roman Catholic Church.

Kerry Fraser currently holds the record for most NHL regular season games refereed, although he was second to Bill McCreary in playoff games refereed.

Kerry Fraser was voted the "most consistent" referee in a December 2005 poll of NHL players by The Hockey News.

Kerry Fraser was awarded the 2007 Special Achievement Award by the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association.

In 2009, Kerry Fraser was named to the Ontario Minor Hockey Association's All-Time team as a referee.