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[MDPucks]

The NHL announced that Chris Rooney, Dan O'Rourke, Dan O'Halloran, and Brad Watson have all been chosen to work the Stanley Cup Finals. This will mark Rooney's and Watson's first SC Final while it will be O'Rourke's 2nd and O'Halloran's 4th. The largest suprise IMO was that Kelly Sutherland didn't make the final cut. Rooney and O'Rourke have worked as a pair throughout the playoffs since NJ-FLA Game 7 so I expect them to be paired together. In the SC Final both pairs of referees alternate games until Game 7 when the best 2 overall are chosen to work. Below are the records of each referee with the Devils this season.

CHRIS ROONEY #5 (0-1-1) (2-1)
11/11 Washington 3-1 L (Hebert)
02/08 St. Louis 4-3 L (OT/SO)(LaRue)
04/15 @ Florida 3-2 L (Meier) GAME 2
04/26 @ Florida 3-2 W (2OT) (O'Rourke) GAME 7
05/21 NY Rangers 4-1 W (O'Rouke) GAME 4

DAN O'ROURKE #9 (3-3)(2-0)
10/27 @ Phoenix 5-3 L (Dwyer)
10/29 @ Dallas 3-1 L (Dwyer)
01/11 @ Edmonton 2-1 W (Morton)
01/14 @ Winnipeg 2-1 W (Kowal)
02/07 @ NY Rangers 1-0 W (Morton)
02/26 Tampa Bay 4-3 L (Rehman)
04/26 @ Florida 3-2 W (2OT)(Rooney) GAME 7
05/21 NY Rangers 4-1 W (Rooney) GAME 4

DAN O'HALLORAN #13 (3-3)(1-2)
11/05 Winnipeg 3-2 W (OT) (Kozari)
11/23 Columbus 2-1 W (OT/SO)(J. Hebert)
12/02 @ Minnesota 4-2 L (Martell)
01/04 Boston 6-1 L (Auger)
02/26 Vancouver 2-1 L (Kimmerly)
03/06 NY Rangers 4-1 W (Lee)
04/29 @ Philadelphia 4-3 L (OT) (McCauley) GAME 1
05/14 @ NY Rangers 3-0 L (McCauley) GAME 1
05/23 @ NY Rangers 5-3 W (McCauley) GAME 5

BRAD WATSON #23 (4-1)(2-1)
10/25 @ Los Angeles 3-0 W (Dwyer)
11/08 Carolina 3-2 W (St.Pierre)
02/05 Pittsburgh 5-2 W (Furlatt)
02/27 @ NY Rangers 2-0 L (Walkom)
03/15 Colorado 1-0 W (OT/SO)(Peel)
05/03 Philadelphia 3-2 W (OT)(Joannette) GAME 3
05/19 NY Rangers 3-0 L (Pollock) GAME 3
05/25 NY Rangers 3-2 W (OT)(Pollock) GAME 6

Edited by mdsieve, 28 May 2012 - 02:40 PM.

[sundstrom]

Triumph owes me $20. No Chris Lee after the game 1 debacle. Told you he was done.

[point]

Thanks for that work.

[ghdi]

Thank fvck no Chris Lee. Worst ref ever.

[iamtheprodigy]

Is this good news? I don't pay enough attention to referees.

[ghdi]

Is this good news? I don't pay enough attention to referees.

Id say its neither good nor bad, but more good because no Chris Lee.