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NHL ref from Alberta celebrates 1,000th game
RED DEER, AB – Red Deer’s Kyle Rehman is living out his dream, and was recently celebrated for it, as he reached 1,000 regular season games officiated in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Rehman was honoured prior to puck drop on March 28 when the Oilers hosted the Los Angeles Kings. His first game was in January 2008 in a game that featured Tampa Bay hosting, coincidentally, Edmonton.
He has also officiated 35 playoff games in that span, and as far as the Stanley Cup Playoffs’ second round, with hopes to one day be selected for the Cup Final.
“To be honest, it hasn’t completely sunk in yet because we’re in the midst of the stretch run and there are obviously lots of races going on, so I’m just focusing on one game at a time. But if I do sit back and do some reflection, obviously it’s a significant milestone to hit,” says Rehman.