Wally Harris (referee)

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Wally Harris
Born	(1935-11-23)November 23, 1935 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died	April 17, 2024(2024-04-17) (aged 88) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation	NHL referee

Wallis Harris (November 23, 1935 – April 17, 2024) was a Canadian National Hockey League referee whose career spanned 39 years including 17 as an NHL on ice official, 3 as the NHL's first Director of Officiating,^[1] and 16 as an NHL supervisor of officials. Harris refereed many historical hockey games, such as the famous 3–3 tie between the Montreal Canadiens and the Soviet Union's Central Red Army team on December 31, 1975, a game fondly remembered and widely regarded as one of the best ever played. Over the course of his hockey career, he has refereed 953 regular season games, 85 playoff games, and six Stanley Cup Finals series.^[1]