Pierre Racicot


Pierre Racicot is a retired National Hockey League linesman. As an official, he wore uniform number 65.
Racicot officiated his first NHL game on October 12, 1993, between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Buffalo Sabres at the Spectrum. His final game was May 8, 2021, between the Florida Panthers and the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Overall, Racicot officiated 1,880 regular season games and 254 playoff games over his 27-plus year career. He officiated 10 Stanley Cup Finals, the 2009 NHL All-Star Game, the 2004 and 2016 World Cups of Hockey, the 2006 Torino Italy Olympics, the 2012 Winter Classic, and the 2018 NHL Stadium Series.
Racicot reached his milestone on January 23, 2016, when the Tampa Bay Lightning visited the Florida Panthers.
Notably, Racicot officiated on April 5, 2007, when Martin Brodeur broke Bernie Parent's single season wins record with his 48th win. He was also involved in a controversial play during Game 6 of the 2012 Stanley Cup Finals in which Pierre accidentally set up a pick on Anton Volchenkov which eventually resulted in a goal for the Los Angeles Kings.