Yury Karandin
... that Yury Karandin was the first Soviet referee to officiate matches involving National Hockey League players?
... that <b id="mwAZs"><a href="./Yury_Karandin" id="mwAZw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Yury Karandin">Yury Karandin</a></b> was the first Soviet <a href="./Official_(ice_hockey)" id="mwAZ0" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Official (ice hockey)">referee</a> to officiate matches involving <a href="./National_Hockey_League" id="mwAZ4" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="National Hockey League">National Hockey League</a> players?<!--Special occasion hook for March 22-->