Bill "The Big Whistle" Chadwick (1915 - 2009)

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Bill "The Big Whistle" Chadwick

Birth:	Oct. 10, 1915 Manhattan New York County New York, USA
Death:	Oct. 24, 2009 Cutchogue Suffolk County New York, USA
Hall of Fame Professional Hockey Official, Broadcaster. While trying out for the US National Hockey Team at age nineteen in 1935, Chadwick was struck by a hockey puck leaving him blind in one eye. This tragic accident would lead to the eventual end of his playing career. In 1939, he became the first American-born to officiate a game in the National Hockey League. From 1939 until his retirement in 1955, he worked more than 1,000 regular season games and over 40 Stanley Cup Finals contests. Chadwick is credited with devising the method of using hand signals to explain penalty calls. The system would later be officially adopted by the NHL. In 1965, he began serving as an analyst on the New York Rangers' radio broadcasts and in 1972 was paired with Jim Gordon for their game telecasts. He retired from hockey in 1987. In 1964, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame for his contributions as an official and was enshrined in the US Hockey Hall of Fame in 1974. In 1975, he was recipient of the Lester Patrick Award for his service to hockey in the United States. (bio by: C.S.) Search Amazon for Bill Chadwick

Burial: Unknown
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