The following information is slightly revised from an article that
appeared in a "Friends of Maine Hockey" newsletter earlier this season,
and is probably from information distributed by the league office.
Wayne (referees are people, too) Smith
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1992-93 Hockey East Officials
Supervisor of Officials
Dana Hennigar (Reading, MA); married; four grown children;
employed as Senior Vice-President of ADVEST in Boston;
graduate of Dartmouth College, 1955.
Observers of Officials
Paul Burke (Needham, MA); married;
long-time area referee, Hockey East observer since league's inception.
John "Tinker" Connelley (Needham, MA); married; four grown children;
former three-sport star at Northeastern;
varsity baseball coach, and college hockey official.
Charlie Holt (Durham, NH); married; two grown children;
former head coach of UNH Wildcats;
now coaching with Berwick Academy (Maine);
graduated from Dartmouth College, 1945.
Referees and Linesmen
Tim Benedetto, Linesman (Everett, MA); married;
employed as a police officer, City of Everett, MA;
graduate of Salem State College, 1985;
M.CJ, Anna Maria College, 1991.
Ned Bunyon, Referee (Belmont, MA); married; three grown children;
Owner/President New England Sports Products Associates;
Executive Director of New England Hockey Camp;
graduate of Boston College, 1958; MBA, Boston College, 1965.
Frank Cole, Referee (W. Peabody, MA); married;
veteran Hockey East referee since inaugural season;
Controller, Town Line Corporation;
graduate of Salem State College, 1976.
Jim Fitzgerald, Referee (Medfield, MA); married; four children;
self-employed painting and decorating contractor;
graduate of Babson College, 1980.
Bob Fowkes, Referee-Linesman (South Boston, MA); married;
nephew of Hockey East referee Rich Fowkes;
teaches school at Christopher Columbus High School in Boston;
graduate of UMass/Boston, 1985.
Rich Fowkes, Referee (South Boston, MA); two daughters;
uncle of Hockey East linesman Bob Fowkes;
locomotive engineer for Amtrak.
Matt Good, Referee-Lineman (Warwick, RI); married; one son;
manufacturer's representative, Good Associates, Inc.;
graduate of Community College of Rhode Island, 1983.
John Gravallese, Referee (N. Reading, MA); married;
flooring installer;
member Union Local 2168.
Andy Hennigar, Linesman (Reading, MA); married; two daughters;
graduate of Framingham State College, 1981.
Dennis Hughes, Linesman (Reading, MA); married; two children;
employed in sales for R.P.O'Connell, Inc., in Natick, Mass;
graduate of Dartmouth College, 1979.
Bill Jones, Referee-Linesman (Needham, MA); married; seven children;
employed as materials specialist for Polaroid Corporation;
brother of Hockey East linesman John Jones.
John Jones, Linesman (Burlington, MA); married;
senior research technician for W.R. Grace & Company in Lexington, Mass;
brother of Hockey East referee/linesman Bill Jones.
Scott Leavitt, Referee (N. Andover, MA); married; two children;
employer as insurance broker, W.G. leavitt and Son Insurance Agency;
graduate of University of Hartford, 1981.
Steve McBride, Referee (Belmont, MA); married; two children;
teacher at Lynnfield High School and baseball coach at Belmont High School;
also serves as college football official;
graduated from Boston University, 1968, M.Ed., 1969, UMass CAGS, 1973.
John Melanson, Referee-Linesman (Wakefield, MA); single;
employed as a sales representative, Cooper & Brass Sales, Inc.;
living in Middletown, CT;
graduated from Boston University, 1980.
Drew Taylor, Referee (Lynnfield, MA); married; one son;
owns his own company, Foreign Auto Engineering;
graduated from Salem State College, 1981.
Mike Tuell, Linesman (Orono, ME); married; one son;
employed as agent for New York Life Insurance;
graduate of the University of Maine, 1982.
Chuck Wynters, Linesman (Waltham, MA); married; one daughter;
employed as business representative for Wetterau, Inc., Andover, MA;
graduate of Boston College, 1981.
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