Mike Leggo

Mike Leggo (born October 7, 1964) is a retired National Hockey League referee. His career started in the 1996–97 NHL season, and he wore the uniform number 3. He was selected to work games in the ice hockey men's tournament at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

Early life Mike Leggo attended school in Victoria, British Columbia, where he started refereeing junior hockey, including the Western Hockey League.

Leggo's early officiating career also included working in the Ontario Hockey League, and minor leagues such as the ECHL, International Hockey League, and the American Hockey League. The Capitals did play the New Jersey Devils at the Capital Centre that day, with Terry Gregson as referee.

Leggo officiated the 2000–01 NHL season opening series played in Saitama, Japan.

On October 14, 2014, he officiated his 1,000th NHL game. It was played between the Edmonton Oilers and the Los Angeles Kings at the Staples Center. He became the 24th referee to achieve the milestone, and selected Brad Watson, Shane Heyer and Darren Gibbs to work the game with him.

As well as officiating in the 2014 Winter Olympics, Leggo was a referee for the 2016 Spengler Cup.

He worked his final NHL game when the Los Angeles Kings and the Arizona Coyotes played each other on April 2, 2017. His crew members for the game included referee Brad Watson, and linesmen Tim Nowak and Lonnie Cameron.

Throughout his career, Leggo refereed 1,213 regular season games and 42 Stanley Cup playoff games.

Following his retirement, Leggo became the Scouting and Development Officiating Manager for the NHL. In July 2024, he was an instructor for the European Summer Exposure Combine in Budapest, Hungary.

Personal life Leggo is married and has two daughters.