Bob Nadin

Bob Nadin (born March 15, 1933) is a Canadian retired ice hockey referee and administrator. He refereed at the 1972 Winter Olympics, and served as a referee supervisor for the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), the National Hockey League, and the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. He was involved with the Winter Olympic Games every Olympiad from 1972 until 2012, and was honoured by the International Olympic Committee with the Pierre de Coubertin Medal. The IIHF honoured Nadin with the Paul Loicq Award, and inducted him into the IIHF Hall of Fame.

Early life Nadin was born March 15, 1933, in Toronto, Ontario. He attended elementary and high school in Toronto, and graduated from the University of Toronto in 1958, with a degree in physical education. He was encouraged to officiate by teammates in the interfaculty league, and he said that he enjoyed refereeing more than playing. Nadin made his debut at an International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) event, refereeing seven games at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. Nadin returned to the international stage, refereeing games at the 1974 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Leningrad.

Supervisor of officials On August 11, 1975, Nadin who was serving as the referee-in-chief of the OHA, was nominated to replace Hugh McLean as the referee-in-chief of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA). Nadin served as referee-in-chief of the CAHA from 1976 to 1986. He created a referee certification program for the CAHA, and wrote casebooks to interpret hockey rules for both the CAHA and the IIHF. He supported adding sticks to the list of dangerous equipment which referees were allowed to remove from a game. Also for player safety, he supported making face masks mandatory on hockey helmets, and a reduction in physical aggression on the ice.

Nadin was one of the supervisors of officials at 1976 Canada Cup. He has also served as a referee supervisor for Ontario University Athletics,

In 1976, Nadin joined the IIHF rules and referee committee and was a referee supervisor at each Winter Olympic Games from 1976 until 2012. He was part of the committee which selected referees for the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, and the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. He was honoured with the Hockey Canada Order of Merit in 1990. Nadin received the Paul Loicq Award in 2007, for outstanding contributions to the IIHF, and international ice hockey. He was named an honorary member of the IIHF officiating committee, in 2010. He had originally been nominated for the Olympic Order by René Fasel, but received the Coubertin medal instead. As of 2020, he is the only recipient of the Paul Loicq Award to also be inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame.