Ian Walsh (ice hockey)
Ian Walsh has been a National Hockey League referee since the 2000–01 NHL season, and wears uniform number 29. Walsh started officiating ice hockey in the Philadelphia area at age 15. He has also worked as an official in the United States Hockey League and the ECHL.
Ian Walsh's first NHL game was between the New Jersey Devils and the Anaheim Ducks on October 14, 2000. He worked his first NHL playoff game between the Detroit Red Wings and the Columbus Blue Jackets on April 16, 2009. Walsh's thousandth game officiated occurred on October 21, 2017 between the Philadelphia Flyers and Edmonton Oilers.
