VIDEO: Veteran ref Paul Devorski calls final game Sunday between Penguins and Flyers
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Veteran referee Paul Devorksi blew the whistle for the last time Sunday afternoon.
The 56-year-old called his final NHL game in a contest between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Philadelphia Flyers.
The Guelph, ON native reffed his first game back in 1989 and has since called seven Stanley Cup finals, the 2004 World Cup of Hockey, and the Gold Medal game at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
After 25 years and 1,594 games #PITvsPHI was the final whistle for NHL referee Paul Devorski.
https://t.co/zTMQOGXTRJ
— NHL (@NHL) April 5, 2015
He finished his career having called 1,594 games over his 25-year tenure.
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