National Hockey League referee Dean Morton officiated his 1,005th and final game on Saturday night when the Detroit Red Wings took on the Calgary Flames.
Morton, 54, made his debut as an NHL referee in a game between the San Jose Sharks and New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum back on Nov. 11, 2000. He became a full-time NHL official in 2008 (wearing No. 36) and called his first NHL playoff game in 2014.
A former professional defenseman, Morton was an eighth-round draft pick of the Red Wings in 1986 and ended up playing exactly one game for the team in 1989–90.