theScore - 1991 - Andy Van Hellemond set an NHL record for most games worked by a referee when he appeared in his 1,173rd regular season game as the St. Louis Blues
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Canadian hockey great Wayne Gretzky poses with the Stanley Cup after his induction in the Hockey Hall of Fame, in Toronto November 22. The three year waiting period after retirement was waived for Gretzky, who was inducted with referee Andy Van ...
Holmgren: Philadelphia Flyers' forward was handed five-game suspension for striking referee Andy van Hellemond – All Items – Digital Archive : Toronto Public Library
![Canadian hockey great Wayne Gretzky (L), former NHL Director of Officiating Scotty Morrison, and former referee Andy Van Hellemond (R) stand with Hall of Fame sticks after their induction into the Hockey Canadian hockey great Wayne Gretzky (L), former NHL Director of Officiating Scotty Morrison, and former referee Andy Van Hellemond (R) stand with Hall of Fame sticks after their induction into the Hockey](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D5B294/canadian-hockey-great-wayne-gretzky-l-former-nhl-director-of-officiating-scotty-morrison-and-former-referee-andy-van-hellemond-r-stand-with-hall-of-fame-sticks-after-their-induction-into-the-hockey-hall-of-fame-in-toronto-november-22-pjhb-2D5B294.jpg)