Friday dies at 91, refereed Stanley Cup Final, WHA championship | NHL.com
Founder, 1st president of NHL Officials Association started as linesperson; played minor, Junior B hockey
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Bill Friday was a good referee but elder Bruins fans still wince at his name more than 50 years later.
He was the ref for this game in 1969
In 1969 'The Masters' played a role in a crushing Bruins playoff loss in Montreal.
Game 1, April 10 Boston Bruins 2 Final Montreal Canadiens 3 OT Game 2, April 13 Boston Bruins 3 Final Montreal Canadiens 4 OT Game 3, April 17 Montreal Canadiens 0 Final Boston Bruins 5 Game 4, April 20 Montreal Canadiens 2 Final Boston Bruins 3 Game...
A year later he awarded Chicago a goal when he mistook a Sports Illustrated camera as the puck and the Hawks won the game 1-0. It wound up costing the Bruins home ice in 1970 but they wound up sweeping Chicago anyways.
In 1999 he was the video judge in Buffalo for Game 6 of the SCF and he knew there was an issue with the winning goal but Bettman did not want to deal with it at 2 AM and awarded the Cup to Dallas.
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