CUTCHOGUE, N.Y. -- Bill "The Big Whistle" Chadwick, the first U.S.-born official in NHL history who was later a popular broadcaster for the New York Rangers, died Saturday. He was 94. His death ...

See About archive blog posts. Bill ‘The Big Whistle’ Chadwick, who died Saturday at 94, was the first U.S.-born official in National Hockey League history and later a broadcaster for the New ...