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Why NHL owes Stephen Walkom

By Scott Burnside
ESPN.com

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

The day after NHL director of officiating Stephen Walkom announced he was closing his office and putting on his referee's jersey again, his colleagues in the officiating fraternity sent him a fruit basket. No deep-heating liniment or other gags that might have reminded Walkom that he just turned 46 and will be returning to the ice as a referee for the first time in four years when the 2009-10 season starts in October. When the history of the National Hockey League is written, people like Brend ...

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