Brad Meier

{{Infobox person |birth_name=Brad Meier |image=File:080228 Brad Meier.jpg |image_caption=Meier in 2008 |birth_date={{birth date and age|1967|04|11}} |birth_place=Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |occupation=NHL referee }} '''Brad Meier''' (born April 11, 1967, in Dayton, Ohio) was a National Hockey League (NHL) referee, who wore uniform number 34.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhlofficials.com/member_listing.asp?member_id=2286|title=NHL Officials – Brad Meier|publisher=nhlofficials.com|accessdate=2009-01-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201022615/http://nhlofficials.com/member_listing.asp?member_id=2286|archive-date=2009-02-01|url-status=dead}}</ref> Meier's first game as an NHL official was in the 1999–2000 NHL season. Meier was officiating on December 8, 2009, when Martin Brodeur tied Terry Sawchuk's career shutout record with his 103rd shutout.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/martin-brodeur-ties-terry-sawchuks-nhl-record-with-his-103rd-career-shutout/c-509055 |title=Martin Brodeur ties Terry Sawchuk's NHL record with his 103rd career shutout |date=December 7, 2009 |website=NHL.com |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=November 23, 2022}}</ref>

thumb|Brad Meier in 2014 - Coyotes @ Capitals Meier, along with Marc Joannette, was selected to officiate the 57th National Hockey League All-Star Game in January 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/montreal-pair-among-nhl-all-star-game-crew-1.800020|title=Montreal pair among NHL all-star game crew|date=2009-01-19|publisher=CBC Sports|access-date=2009-01-26}}</ref> He was selected to work games in the ice hockey men's tournament at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/recap/8233.html|title=Sochi officials named|publisher=Iihf.com|accessdate=11 February 2014}}</ref>

His final season officiating was the 2021-2022 NHL season. Meier officiated the Minnesota Wild and the New York Rangers game on March 8, 2022, and was congratulated by both teams at the conclusion of the game on his many seasons, although it was not his final game.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Game Summary |url=http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20212022/GS020910.HTM |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=www.nhl.com}}</ref>

His final game was a game between the Arizona Coyotes and the Calgary Flames on April 16, 2022, where both teams at the conclusion of the game congratulated him.

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