Dan Schachte

Biographical information

RolesReferee
SexMale
Full nameDaniel John "Dan"•Schachte
Used nameDan•Schachte
Born13 July 1958 in Madison, Wisconsin (USA)
Died6 September 2022
NOC United States

Biography

Dan Schachte was an ice hockey referee who officiated at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. He had a 30-year career as an NHL linesman, retiring in 2012, and worked 2,009 NHL regular season games beginning in 1982, ranking fifth all-time in the NHL, and first among American born officials. He also worked 221 Stanley Cup playoff games and refereed at five Stanley Cup finals (1997-98, 2000-02). Internationally, besides the 2002 Winter Olympics, Schachte officiated at the 1991 Canada Cup and the 1996 World Cup of Hockey.

Referee

Games Sport (Discipline) / Event NOC / Team Phase Unit Role As
2002 Winter Olympics Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) USA Dan Schachte
Ice Hockey, Men (Olympic) Final Round Russian Federation — Belarus Linesman
Ice Hockey, Men (Olympic) Quarter-Finals Belarus — Sweden Linesman
Ice Hockey, Men (Olympic) Group C Sweden — Canada Linesman
Ice Hockey, Men (Olympic) Group C Sweden — Czech Republic Linesman
Ice Hockey, Men (Olympic) Group C Czech Republic — Canada Linesman