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UNIONDALE, NY - JANUARY 21: Referee Mark Lemelin #41 works his first NHL game between the New York Islanders and the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on January 21, 2013 in Uniondale, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

UNIONDALE, NY - JANUARY 21: Referee Mark Lemelin #41 works his first NHL game between the New York Islanders and the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on January 21, 2013 in Uniondale, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
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