1. Raymond Angelo Joseph Scapinello was born on November 5,1946 and is a former National Hockey League linesman, known for having the longest on-ice career of anyone in the history of the NHL.
13 Facts About Ray Scapinello
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Ray Scapinello grew up in Glen Christie, Ontario, located between Guelph and Hespeler in Ontario, Canada.
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Ray Scapinello has one older sister, Dianne, one younger brother, Dougie, and a nephew, Adam.
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Ray Scapinello was invited to the NHL rookie official's camp in 1970 and despite not making the cut, he was invited to officiate in the Ontario Hockey Association.
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Ray Scapinello spent one year officiating in the OHA before he was again invited to the NHL rookie official's camp.
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Ray Scapinello officiated his first NHL game on October 17,1971.
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In 1998, Ray Scapinello was chosen as one of 4 officials to participate in the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
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Ray Scapinello chose this to be his final game as he wanted to end his career in the same place he started it.
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Ray Scapinello finally did retire in June 2004 after 33 seasons in the NHL as a linesman.
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Ray Scapinello's career includes 2,500 regular season games, 426 playoff games, the Canada Cup, the 1996 World Cup of Hockey, three All-Star games, including the 1979 Challenge Cup and Rendez-vous '87, and 21 Stanley Cup Finals.
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Ray Scapinello has instructed at summer officiating camps, including the North American School of Officiating.
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On June 17,2008, it was announced that Ray Scapinello would be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as an on-ice official.
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Ray Scapinello is married to Maureen and they have one child, Ryan.