tripping linesman Ron Foyt
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National Hockey League official
abuse of official case
disciplinary category in ice hockey
ice hockey incident
ice hockey linesman
ice hockey player
Tripping linesman Ron Foyt refers to the infamous 1983 NHL incident in which Chicago Blackhawks star Tom Lysiak deliberately knocked down linesman Ron Foyt, leading to one of the league’s most notable suspensions for abuse of an official.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| tripping linesman Ron Foyt canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13041989 — 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: tripping linesman Ron Foyt Context triple: [Tom Lysiak, reasonForPenalty, tripping linesman Ron Foyt]
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A.
Freddy Reynolds
Freddy Reynolds is an actor known for his role in the acclaimed Australian film "The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith."
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B.
Lamar Trotti
Lamar Trotti was an American screenwriter and producer best known for his work on classic Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s, including several major 20th Century Fox productions.
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C.
Randall Mays
Randall Mays is an American businessman best known for his leadership roles in Clear Channel Communications, the media company co-founded by his father, Lowry Mays.
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D.
Johnny Johnson
Johnny Johnson is an American businessman best known as the founder of Oceaneering International, a major company in the offshore energy and subsea engineering industry.
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E.
Wayne Brown
Wayne Brown is a New Zealand businessman and politician who serves as the Mayor of Auckland.
- 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: tripping linesman Ron Foyt Target entity description: Tripping linesman Ron Foyt refers to the infamous 1983 NHL incident in which Chicago Blackhawks star Tom Lysiak deliberately knocked down linesman Ron Foyt, leading to one of the league’s most notable suspensions for abuse of an official.
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A.
Freddy Reynolds
Freddy Reynolds is an actor known for his role in the acclaimed Australian film "The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith."
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B.
Lamar Trotti
Lamar Trotti was an American screenwriter and producer best known for his work on classic Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s, including several major 20th Century Fox productions.
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C.
Randall Mays
Randall Mays is an American businessman best known for his leadership roles in Clear Channel Communications, the media company co-founded by his father, Lowry Mays.
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D.
Johnny Johnson
Johnny Johnson is an American businessman best known as the founder of Oceaneering International, a major company in the offshore energy and subsea engineering industry.
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E.
Wayne Brown
Wayne Brown is a New Zealand businessman and politician who serves as the Mayor of Auckland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Hockey League official
ⓘ
abuse of official case ⓘ disciplinary category in ice hockey ⓘ ice hockey incident ⓘ ice hockey linesman ⓘ ice hockey player ⓘ |
| consequence | lengthy suspension for Tom Lysiak ⓘ |
| countryOfWork |
Canada
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| date | 1983 ⓘ |
| employer | National Hockey League ⓘ |
| governingBody |
National Hockey League
ⓘ
National Hockey League ⓘ |
| league |
NHL
ⓘ
linked to:
National Hockey League
NHL ⓘ
linked to:
National Hockey League
NHL ⓘ
linked to:
National Hockey League
|
| location | NHL arena in North America ⓘ |
| notableCase | Tripping of linesman Ron Foyt ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
tripping incident with Tom Lysiak
ⓘ
tripping linesman Ron Foyt ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being tripped by Tom Lysiak in an NHL game
ⓘ
one of the NHL’s most notable suspensions for abuse of an official ⓘ |
| occupation |
ice hockey linesman
ⓘ
professional ice hockey centre ⓘ |
| participant |
Ron Foyt
ⓘ
Tom Lysiak ⓘ |
| penalty | suspension for abuse of an official ⓘ |
| reasonForPenalty | deliberately knocking down linesman Ron Foyt ⓘ |
| role | linesman ⓘ |
| sanctioningBody | National Hockey League ⓘ |
| sport |
ice hockey
ⓘ
ice hockey ⓘ ice hockey ⓘ |
| team | Chicago Blackhawks ⓘ |
| teamDuringIncident | Chicago Blackhawks ⓘ |
| teamInvolved | Chicago Blackhawks ⓘ |
| typeOfOffense | deliberate tripping of an on-ice official ⓘ |
| victimOf | abuse of official by Tom Lysiak ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: tripping linesman Ron Foyt Description of subject: Tripping linesman Ron Foyt refers to the infamous 1983 NHL incident in which Chicago Blackhawks star Tom Lysiak deliberately knocked down linesman Ron Foyt, leading to one of the league’s most notable suspensions for abuse of an official.
Referenced by (1)
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