Dan Schachte

Biographical information

RolesReferee
SexMale
Full nameDaniel John "Dan"•Schachte
Used nameDan•Schachte
Nick/petnamesSchnook
Born13 July 1958 in Madison, Wisconsin (USA)
Died6 September 2022 (aged 64 years 1 month 24 days)
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) Match 3/4 Russian Federation — Belarus Linesman
Ice Hockey, Men (Olympic) Match #1 Belarus — Sweden Linesman
Ice Hockey, Men (Olympic) Match #1 Sweden — Canada Linesman
Ice Hockey, Men (Olympic) Match #3 Sweden — Czech Republic Linesman
Ice Hockey, Men (Olympic) Match #5 Czech Republic — Canada Linesman