Newest NHL referee learned to skate in Saudi Arabia

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Rosen's Notebook: Newest NHL referee learned to skate in Saudi Arabia - NHL.com - NHL Insider

The NHL's newest referee is a 31-year-old native of Albuquerque, N.M., who learned to skate in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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Meet Mark Lemelin, who worked his first NHL game Monday at Nassau Coliseum alongside veteran official Dennis LaRue and linesmen Greg Devorski and Brian Mach.

#olderthanilook

APG wrote
Rosen's Notebook: Newest NHL referee learned to skate in Saudi Arabia - NHL.com - NHL Insider

Awesome.

I hear the Saudi's also have some magnificent indoor snow skiing resorts, as well.