Dickie Moore (ice hockey)

Dickie Moore
Born	January 6, 1931 (1931-01-06) Montreal, QC, CAN
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
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
Hall of Fame, 1974

Richard Winston "Dickie" Moore (born January 6, 1931) is a Canadian former professional hockey player, successful businessman and community philanthropist.

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 team that won 5 consecutive cups in a row from 1956–60. 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. In 1998, he was ranked number 31 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players.

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.

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.

Awards

• 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
• Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame in 1974

Records

• 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).

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1948–49	Montreal Junior Canadiens	QJHL		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1948–49	Montreal Royals	QSHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1951–52	Montreal Royals	QSHL		26	15	20	35	32		—	—	—	—	—
1951–52	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		33	18	15	33	44		11	1	1	2	12
1952–53	Buffalo Bisons	AHL		6	2	3	5	10		—	—	—	—	—
1952–53	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		18	2	6	8	19		12	3	2	5	13
1953–54	Montreal Royals	QHL		2	0	1	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
1953–54	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		13	1	4	5	12		11	5	8	13	8
1954–55	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		67	16	20	36	32		12	1	5	6	22
1955–56	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		70	11	39	50	55		10	3	6	9	12
1956–57	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		70	29	29	58	56		10	3	7	10	4
1957–58	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		70	36	48	84	65		10	4	7	11	4
1958–59	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		70	41	55	96	61		11	5	12	17	8
1959–60	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		62	22	42	64	54		8	6	4	10	4
1960–61	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		57	35	34	69	62		6	3	1	4	4
1961–62	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		57	19	22	41	54		6	4	2	6	8
1962–63	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		67	24	26	50	61		5	0	1	1	2
1964–65	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		38	2	4	6	68		5	1	1	2	6
1967–68	St. Louis Blues	NHL		27	5	3	8	9		18	7	7	14	15
NHL totals				719	261	347	608	652		135	46	64	110	122

External links

• Dickie Moore's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Dickie Moore's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Gordie Howe

Winner of the Art Ross Trophy 1958, 1959

Succeeded by Bobby Hull