BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY : AFRO-JAMAICAN " JAY SHARRERS " IS AN ICE HOCKEY LINESMAN AND ONE TIME REFEREE IN THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE (NHL) : GOES INTO THE " HALL OF BLACK GENIUS "

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Jay Sharrers

Jay Sharrers (born July 3, 1967 in Jamaica)^[1] is an ice hockey linesman, and a one-time referee, in the National Hockey League(NHL) who wears uniform number 57. As of March 2010, Sharrers had officiated 1064 regular season games and 127 playoff games.^[1]

Sharrers began in the NHL in 1990 and has worked the Stanley Cup Finals in 1999,^[2] 2000, 2006, 2007,^[3] 2008, 2011 and 2013 and the 2010 Winter Olympics.