Dan O'Rourke is an NHL

National Hockey League

The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...

 referee

Official (ice hockey)

In ice hockey, an official is a person who has some responsibility in enforcing the rules and maintaining the order of the game. There are two categories of officials, on-ice officials, who are the referees and linesmen that enforce the rules during game play, and off-ice officials, who have an...

, who wears uniform number 9. He was one of the selected referees who officiated during the 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs

2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs

The 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs of the National Hockey League began on April 11, 2007. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-7 series for conference quarterfinals, semifinals and championships, and then the conference champions played a best-of-7 series for the...

. Dan was also selected to officiate in the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals

2011 Stanley Cup Finals

The 2011 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League , and the culmination of the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was the 118th year of the Stanley Cup's presentation. The Eastern Conference Champion Boston Bruins defeated the Western Conference Champion Vancouver...

 alongside Stephen Walkom

Stephen Walkom

Stephen Walkom , is a professional National Hockey League referee and formerly served as vice president and director of officiating for the National Hockey League ....

, Dan O'Halloran

Dan O'Halloran

Dan O'Halloran is a National Hockey League referee, who wears uniform number 13. He was one of the selected referees who officiated the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals with Paul Devorski...

 and Kelly Sutherland

Kelly Sutherland

Kelly Sutherland is a National Hockey League referee, who wears uniform number 11. He was one of the selected referees who officiated the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals along with Bill McCreary, Dan O'Halloran and Stephen Walkom. He was selected again to officiate the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals.-References:...

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He played most notably in the ECHL

ECHL

The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...

 with the now defunct Louisiana IceGators and Erie Panthers

Erie Panthers

The Erie Panthers were a professional hockey team, and one of the founding members in the East Coast Hockey League. Based in Erie, Pennsylvania from 1988 to 1996, they were one of the most prolific teams in the ECHL. The Panthers were known for their ability to score goals quickly and often, as...

 as a forward.

Personal

Dan & his family are currently resident in Atlanta, Ga. Dan first born is named Austin, who plays for TPH Thunder AAA Travel Ice Hockey Team in Duluth, Ga.

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