Dickie Moore (hockey)
Richard Winston "Dickie" Moore (born
January 6,
1931,
Montreal, Quebec) is a
Canadian former professional
ice hockey player.
He played with the
Montreal Canadiens from
1951 to
1963. Moore 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. He was known for his hard accurate shot and his ability to stickhandle the puck. He twice won the
Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the league's leading scorer. Dickie 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 a member of the
Montreal Canadiens Monthey won 5 consecutive cups in a row from 1956-1960. He retired the following season, but came back after a year's hiatus to play for the
Toronto Maple Leafs. Another two year break saw Moore return to play 27 games for the
St. Louis Blues.
In 1974, Dickie Moore was inducted into the
Hockey Hall of Fame. Following his retirement from hockey he became a very successful businessman, operating a tool rental business in Montreal.
On
November 12,
2005, the Canadiens retired the
uniform number
12 in honor of both Moore and
Yvan Cournoyer.
*
NHL First Team All-Star —
1958,
1959*NHL Second Team All-Star —
1961*Won 6
Stanley Cups
*Played in NHL All-Star Game 6 times
*Art Ross Trophy —
1958,
1959*Inducted into
Hockey Hall of Fame in
1974* 96 - most regular season points in one NHL season (1959, surpassed by
Bobby Hull in 1966, current record held by
Wayne Gretzky)
*
Statistics - from Internet Hockey Database
*
Hockey Hall of Fame page
