Dickie Moore (ice hockey)

Richard Winston "Dickie" Moore (January 6, 1931 – December 19, 2015) was a Canadian professional hockey player, successful businessman and community philanthropist. He twice won the Art Ross Trophy as the National Hockey League's leading scorer and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Moore spent much of his career with the Montreal Canadiens, but also played briefly with the Toronto Maple Leafs and St. Louis Blues. In 2017 Moore was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.[1]

Dickie Moore
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1974
Moore pictured c. 1948 with the Montreal Jr. Royals
Born (1931-01-06)January 6, 1931
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died December 19, 2015(2015-12-19) (aged 84)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for NHL
Montreal Canadiens
Toronto Maple Leafs
St. Louis Blues
AHL
Buffalo Bisons
Playing career 1951–1968

Career

Moore played left wing with the Montreal Canadiens from 1951 to 1963.[2] He started playing with the Montreal Jr. Royals for three seasons from 1947 to 1950, and made his debut with the Montreal Canadiens in the middle of the 1951–52 season. Moore had played on two Memorial Cup winners, one with the Montreal Royals in 1949 and Montreal Junior Canadiens the following year. In the late 1940s Canadiens GM Frank Selke Sr. anointed him Canada’s best junior.[3]

He was known for his hard accurate shot and his ability to stickhandle the puck. He twice won the Art Ross Trophy as the league's leading scorer.[2] Moore broke Gordie Howe's record of 95 total points in a regular season play with 41 goals and 55 assists.

Moore won the Stanley Cup for the first time in 1953 and was a member of the Montreal Canadiens team that won five consecutive cups from 1956–60.

During his 1957-58 season with the Canadiens, Moore suffered a broken wrist during a collision with Detroit defenceman Marcel Pronovost which threatened to cut short a scoring championship year. Journalist Red Fisher described what happened next: Moore, the competitor, wanted to win the Art Ross. He had his eye on the prize, but Moore, the team man, had other ideas. One night, when the Canadiens were travelling on the train, he asked for a meeting with coach Toe Blake and his linemates, Maurice and Henri Richard. At the time, Henri was Dickie’s closest pursuer in the scoring race. Dickie told them he could still play with his wrist in a cast, but for how long? And as long as he played with an injury that would sideline most players, how much could he contribute to the line? "It’s not fair to Henri," Moore told Blake. "It’s not fair not to allow him to win the scoring title." The meeting lasted no more than a few minutes. It ended abruptly when Maurice and Henri told Blake: "There’s no damned way he’s going off the line." Moore remained on the line. He played with his wrist imprisoned in a cast for the second half of the season. He won the Art Ross with an NHL-leading 36 goals and 48 assists in a 70-game season. Henri finished four points behind. Moore won it again in 1958-59 with 41 goals and 55 assists.[3]

He retired following the 1962–63 season, but came back after a year's hiatus to play for the Toronto Maple Leafs.[2] Another three-year break saw Moore return to play 27 games for the St. Louis Blues.[2] The 37-year-old went out with a bang, picking up 14 postseason points as the Blues made it into the Finals in their inaugural campaign.[2]

In 1974, Moore was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. In 1998, he was ranked number 31 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players.

Later life

Following his retirement from hockey, Moore became a successful businessman, operating an equipment and tools rental business for construction in Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto.

On November 12, 2005, the Canadiens retired the uniform number 12 in honour of both Moore and Yvan Cournoyer.

On August 27, 2006, Moore suffered neck, spine and rib injuries when his car was hit by a truck in Montreal. He was trapped in the car for 45 minutes before rescue.[4] He died on December 19, 2015 in Montreal at the age of 84.[2][5][6]

Personal

Moore had three children: Richard, Lianne and John. In 1973, Richard died at the age of 16 in a car accident. Richard had been attending Malcolm Campbell High School in Montreal. The Dickie Moore Memorial Awards are presented annually in memory of former Kentville Minor Hockey player Dickie Moore Jr.[7]

Awards and records
  • NHL First Team All-Star — 1958, 1959
  • NHL Second Team All-Star — 1961
  • Played in NHL All-Star Game 6 times
  • Art Ross Trophy — 1958, 1959
  • Stanley Cup Champions — 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960 (6)
  • Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame in 1974
  • Most regular season points in one NHL season - 96 (1959, surpassed by Bobby Hull in 1966 (97 points), current record held by Wayne Gretzky who scored 215 points in 1986)
  • In January, 2017, Moore was part of the first group of players to be named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.[1]

Career statistics
    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1947–48Montreal Jr. RoyalsQJHL291011212013651114
1948–49Montreal Jr. RoyalsQJHL47223456711048126
1948–49Montreal RoyalsQSHL20000—————
1948–49Montreal Jr. RoyalsM-Cup—————15851331
1949–50Montreal Jr. RoyalsQJHL10115—————
1949–50Montreal Jr. CanadiensQJHL35241943110168132151
1949–50Montreal Jr. CanadiensM-Cup—————1310142441
1950–51Montreal Jr. CanadiensQJHL3312223458954934
1951–52Montreal CanadiensNHL33181533441111212
1951–52Montreal RoyalsQMHL2615203532—————
1952–53Montreal CanadiensNHL18268191232513
1952–53Buffalo BisonsAHL623510—————
1953–54Montreal CanadiensNHL13145121158138
1953–54Montreal RoyalsQHL20114—————
1954–55Montreal CanadiensNHL67162036321215622
1955–56Montreal CanadiensNHL70113950551036912
1956–57Montreal CanadiensNHL70292958561037104
1957–58Montreal CanadiensNHL70364884651047114
1958–59Montreal CanadiensNHL704155966111512178
1959–60Montreal CanadiensNHL6222426454864104
1960–61Montreal CanadiensNHL573534696263144
1961–62Montreal CanadiensNHL571922415464268
1962–63Montreal CanadiensNHL672426506150112
1964–65Toronto Maple LeafsNHL382466851126
1967–68St. Louis BluesNHL27538918771415
NHL totals 719 261 347 608 652 135 46 64 110 122
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References
  1. "100 Greatest NHL Players". NHL.com. January 1, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  2. "Montreal Canadiens great Dickie Moore dead at 84". CBC.ca. 2015-12-19. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
  3. https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/red-fisher-remembering-great-friend-and-habs-legend-dickie-moore-who-has-died-at-age-84
  4. "Report: Habs great Moore seriously hurt in accident". ESPN.com. 2006-08-30. Retrieved 2006-08-30.
  5. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/20/sports/hockey/dickie-moore-a-feisty-piece-of-a-canadiens-dynasty-dies-at-84.html
  6. "The Montreal Canadiens mourn the loss of Richard "Dickie" Moore". nhl.com. 2015-12-19. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
  7. http://www.kingscountynews.ca/Sports/Hockey/2011-04-19/article-2439360/Acadia-Minor-Hockey-awards/1
Preceded by
Gordie Howe		 Winner of the Art Ross Trophy
1958, 1959		 Succeeded by
Bobby Hull
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