Former Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Kevin Connauton recently retired from professional hockey after 16 seasons, which included 9 in the NHL.
Former Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Kevin Connauton is set to make his professional officiating debut as a referee in an ECHL game. He will officiate the matchup between the New Mexico Goatheads and Idaho Steelheads in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, wearing sweater number 56.
Connauton recently retired from playing professional hockey following a 16-season career that featured nine seasons in the NHL, including 81 games with Columbus. He attended the BCHL officiating combine in Prague and aims to become the first former NHL player to referee in the league since Dean Morton.
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