▁USA ▁by ▁the ▁score ▁of ▁ 5 - 2 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 – 0 5 ▁N HL ▁lock out , ▁Mc Cre ary ▁worked ▁building ▁kitchen ▁cabin ets ▁to ▁make ▁ends ▁meet . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Mc Cre ary ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁offici ate ▁the ▁Stanley ▁Cup ▁Final s ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁year ▁in ▁a ▁row . ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Mc Cre ary ▁ref ere ed ▁his ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 th ▁N HL ▁game ▁in ▁a ▁match ▁between ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Map le ▁Le af s ▁and ▁the ▁Boston ▁Bru ins . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Mc Cre ary ▁offici ated ▁the ▁Stanley ▁Cup ▁Final s ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁time . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁selected ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁ 1 3 ▁N HL ▁ref ere es ▁to ▁offici ate ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Winter ▁Olympics ▁in ▁V ancouver , ▁including ▁the ▁Gold ▁Medal ▁Game . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Mc Cre ary ▁offici ated ▁when ▁Martin ▁Bro de ur ▁broke ▁Terry ▁S aw ch uk ' s ▁career ▁shut out ▁record ▁with ▁his ▁ 1 0 4 th ▁shut out . ▁▁ ▁Although ▁he ▁had ▁previously ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁ret ire ▁as ▁an ▁N HL ▁ref eree ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 - 1