birth_place birth_date article_title birth_name occupation
south boston , massachusetts 26 may 1975 chris rooney
 chris rooney nhl referee
chris rooney

chris rooney -lrb- born may 26 , 1975 in south boston , massachusetts -rrb- is a national hockey league referee , who wears uniform number 5 .
his first nhl regular season game was tampa bay lightning vs atlanta thrashers on the 22nd november 2000 .
he also worked the 2010 nhl winter classic with kerry fraser at fenway park between boston bruins and philadelphia flyers .
he also officiated in the 2012 and 2013 stanley cup finals .
