Ray Scapinello
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Ray Scapinello is a renowned former National Hockey League linesman known for his long, distinguished officiating career and induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ray Scapinello canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1746305 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ray Scapinello Context triple: [1998 NHL All-Star Game, linesman, Ray Scapinello]
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A.
Greg Corrado
Greg Corrado is an American computer scientist and researcher known for his pioneering work in artificial intelligence and deep learning, including co-founding Google Brain.
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B.
John Filippone
John Filippone was the husband of Maureen Reagan, the daughter of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan.
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C.
Paul Merolla
Paul Merolla is a neuroscientist and engineer best known as a co-founder of Neuralink, the neurotechnology company developing brain–computer interfaces.
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D.
James Marini
James Marini is an American educator and school administrator who has served as superintendent of the Newton Public Schools in Massachusetts.
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E.
Charles Camarda
Charles Camarda is a NASA astronaut and aerospace engineer best known for flying on the Space Shuttle Discovery’s STS-114 “Return to Flight” mission following the Columbia disaster.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ray Scapinello Target entity description: Ray Scapinello is a renowned former National Hockey League linesman known for his long, distinguished officiating career and induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
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A.
Greg Corrado
Greg Corrado is an American computer scientist and researcher known for his pioneering work in artificial intelligence and deep learning, including co-founding Google Brain.
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B.
John Filippone
John Filippone was the husband of Maureen Reagan, the daughter of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan.
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C.
Paul Merolla
Paul Merolla is a neuroscientist and engineer best known as a co-founder of Neuralink, the neurotechnology company developing brain–computer interfaces.
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D.
James Marini
James Marini is an American educator and school administrator who has served as superintendent of the Newton Public Schools in Massachusetts.
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E.
Charles Camarda
Charles Camarda is a NASA astronaut and aerospace engineer best known for flying on the Space Shuttle Discovery’s STS-114 “Return to Flight” mission following the Columbia disaster.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Hockey League linesman
ⓘ
human ⓘ ice hockey official ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Hockey Hall of Fame
ⓘ
surface form:
Hockey Hall of Fame induction
|
| careerEnd | 2004 ⓘ |
| careerStart | 1971 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1946-04-23 ⓘ |
| education | Bishop Macdonell Catholic High School (Guelph) ⓘ |
| employer | National Hockey League ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Italian-Canadian ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hallOfFame | Hockey Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| hallOfFameCategory | official ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| hasChild | one son ⓘ |
| height | shorter than average for NHL officials ⓘ |
| jerseyNumber | 75 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
never missing an assigned NHL game
ⓘ
small physical stature but high fitness level ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| leagueWorkedIn | National Hockey League ⓘ |
| nationality | Canadian ⓘ |
| nickname | Scamp ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
consistency in officiating
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excellent skating ability ⓘ strong work ethic ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Hockey Hall of Fame induction
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durability and longevity as a linesman ⓘ long NHL officiating career ⓘ |
| numberOfNHLPlayoffGamesOfficiated | over 400 ⓘ |
| numberOfNHLRegularSeasonGamesOfficiated | over 2600 ⓘ |
| numberOfStanleyCupFinalsOfficiated | multiple ⓘ |
| occupation |
ice hockey linesman
ⓘ
referee ⓘ |
| officiatedEvent |
NHL All-Star Game
ⓘ
surface form:
NHL All-Star Games
Stanley Cup ⓘ
surface form:
Stanley Cup Finals
|
| placeOfBirth |
Guelph
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surface form:
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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| positionPlayed | linesman ⓘ |
| postRetirementActivity |
charity and community events in Guelph
ⓘ
officiating clinics and mentoring ⓘ |
| residence |
Guelph
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surface form:
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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| retirementCeremonyLocation |
Guelph
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surface form:
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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| retirementRecognition | honoured by NHL and peers ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| spouse | Maureen Scapinello ⓘ |
| yearsActiveAsOfficial | 1971–2004 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ray Scapinello Description of subject: Ray Scapinello is a renowned former National Hockey League linesman known for his long, distinguished officiating career and induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.