Stéphane Provost (May 5, 1967 – April 22, 2005) was a French Canadian National Hockey League (NHL) linesman.
[2] Provost was hired by the NHL in September 1994 and officiated his first regular season game on January 25, 1995, between the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning; his career included 695 regular season games.
Police reports indicate Provost was leaving a bar at the Hard Rock Hotel in Hollywood, Florida.
[2] Provost died during the 2004–05 NHL lockout and was followed in death only five weeks later by Hall of Fame official John D'Amico; both were honoured by their colleagues when games in the NHL resumed, including wearing a patch on their uniforms with his number.
[4] Provost's uniform number of 72 is now retired in his memory and no longer issued to NHL linesmen.