Career
Pashby helped push the use of safety equipment for hockey players including mandatory helmets and face guards. He also led the push for penalties for cross checking and other actions that could lead to back or eye injuries. Born to a butcher family in east-end Toronto, Pashby graduated from the University of Toronto medical school in 1940.
He delayed his medical career by serving in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World World War World War II After returning from the war, Pashby set up a practice in Leaside, Ontario in 1941.
Pashby was inducted in the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in 2000.
