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NHL names Gregson Senior VP and Director of Officiating NHLcom News Welcome PROFILE ACCOUNT SIGN OUT USERNAME or EMAILPASSWORDFORGOT YOUR USERNAME OR PASSWORDSIGN IN REGISTER SCORES LEAGUE SCORES NHL GAMECENTER LIVE SCHEDULE TODAY BY WEEK BY MONTH BY SEASON STANDINGS DIVISION CONFERENCE LEAGUE VS EAST VS WEST 2009 PRESEASON STATS LEAGUE LEADERS INDIVIDUALS TEAMS GAMEBYGAME CAREER SHOOTOUTS 2009 PRESEASON TEAMS Chicago Blackhawks Columbus Blue Jackets Detroit Red Wings Nashville Predators St Louis Blues Calgary Flames Colorado Avalanche Edmonton Oilers Minnesota Wild Vancouver Canucks Anaheim Ducks Dallas Stars Los Angeles Kings Phoenix Coyotes San Jose Sharks New Jersey Devils New York Islanders New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators Toronto Maple Leafs Atlanta Thrashers Carolina Hurricanes Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals PLAYERS SEARCH PLAYERS ROOKIES DRAFT HISTORY NEWS HEADLINES FEATURES NHL WINTER CLASSIC 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS NHL ENTRY DRAFT NHL AWARDS STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS NHL ALLSTAR GAME HOCKEYS FINEST ALL NEWS STORIES NOUVELLES EN FRANAIS FANTASY PLAY FANTASY HOCKEY 09 VIDEO LIVE GAME VIDEO NHL NETWORK PHOTOS FANS NHL FANS NHL ON FACEBOOK NHL ON TWITTER NHL ON YOUTUBE NHL TOOLBARS SATURDAYNHLPICKS NHL TWITTER LISTS NHL TWEETMIXX MOBILE TICKETS NHL TICKETS BUY AND SELL NHL TICKETS SHOP SHOPNHLCOM AUCTIONS JERSEYS MEN WOMEN KIDS NYC NHL STORE HEADLINES DIVISION NOTES OLYMPICS FANTASY ALL FEATURES NHL names Gregson Senior VP and Dir of Officiating Tuesday 09082009 156 PM News By Phil Coffey NHLcom Sr Editorial Director Passing the torch One of Terry Gregsons tasks as the NHLs Director of Officiating will be to entice a new generation of officials to don the striped shirtWe need to work more with Hockey Canada and USA Hockey to get the word out that officiating is a great way to stay involved in the game he said If you talk to former junior and college players they often say Gee I never thought about that So we want to reach out We want to get people to talk about officiating and the positions that are available And there is opportunity in the fieldNow not everyone will make a career of it but we cant use a fourman system in the AHL and juniors now because we need more officials It is an integral part of our gameI would like to see 15 and 16yearold kids try it in practice and see if they like it We have people looking for that kind of potential Phil CoffeyTerry Gregson who spent 25 years as an NHL referee was named the Leagues Senior Vice President and Director of Officiating Tuesday In his new position Gregson who offic...