Jackson, who officiated the
1988 Memorial Cup, was signed by the
National Hockey League (NHL) to a minor-league contract in 1989. He made his NHL debut on December 22, 1990, officiating a match-up between the
New Jersey Devils and
Quebec Nordiques. Jackson was chosen to officiate
men's ice hockey at the
2014 Winter Olympics held in
Sochi,
Russia. Jackson retired after officiating his final NHL game on March 29, 2018. He now works for
ESPN as their lead rules analyst. ==References==