1950’s Vintage Bruce Hood NHL Referee Jersey – Tease Knitting Company
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This uncommon Vintage Bruce Hood Hockey Referee Jersey was made in Canada by the Tease Knitting Company. The large cloth patch in the collar reads, Professionally Crafted – Bruce Hood – Referee Jersey – BY THE TEASE KNITTING CO. INC. The jersey remains in solid EX-MT condition.
During his 21-year NHL career, Hood officiated 1,033 regular season games, 157 Stanley Cup playoff games, three All-Star Games, and three Canada Cups. He was the first professional to referee a World Championship game in 1985 in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
As an NHL referee, Hood was instrumental in the formation of the NHL Officials Association in 1969. After the NHL referees walked out of a training camp in Brantford, Ontario, six of the 20 referees continued to work out in Hood's hometown of Milton in late September 1969.[7]
He was the last official to wear a number one on his jersey and the last to officiate in all original six arenas. In 1994, Hood was nominated to the Hockey Hall of Fame by 12 existing members, including former players like Bobby Hull and Maurice Richard. But, as of 2017, has not been elected as a member of the Hall.
Hood was the referee for Game 4 of the 1970 Stanley Cup Finals, when Boston Bruins legend Bobby Orr scored the Cup-winning goal 40 seconds into overtime by firing the puck past St. Louis Blues goalie Glenn Hall. Orr was tripped moments later by Blues defenseman Noel Picard, and the picture of Orr flying through the air became one of hockey's most iconic moments. The Mother's Day victory at Boston Garden gave Boston its first Cup since 1941.
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