Dick Duff
Encyclopedia
Terrence Richard "Dick" Duff (born February 18, 1936) was a Canadian professional ice hockey
forward
who played 18 seasons for the Montreal Canadiens
, Toronto Maple Leafs
, Buffalo Sabres
, Los Angeles Kings
, and New York Rangers
in the National Hockey League
(NHL). He also served as head coach of the Leafs for part of the 1979–80 season. He is currently retired from hockey, and lives in Mississauga, Ontario
. At a height of 5 feet and ten inches, and a meager 163 pounds, he was arguably one of the best small players of his generation.
Duff won six Stanley Cup
s, two with Toronto and four with Montreal. On November 13, 2006 he was inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame
.
Stanley Cup Champion 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969 (with Montreal)
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
forward
Forward (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...
who played 18 seasons for the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
, Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
, Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:...
, Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
, and New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
(NHL). He also served as head coach of the Leafs for part of the 1979–80 season. He is currently retired from hockey, and lives in Mississauga, Ontario
Mississauga, Ontario
Mississauga is a city in Southern Ontario located in the Regional Municipality of Peel, and in the western part of the Greater Toronto Area. With an estimated population of 734,000, it is Canada's sixth-most populous municipality, and has almost doubled in population in each of the last two decades...
. At a height of 5 feet and ten inches, and a meager 163 pounds, he was arguably one of the best small players of his generation.
Duff won six Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
s, two with Toronto and four with Montreal. On November 13, 2006 he was inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame
Hockey Hall of Fame
The Hockey Hall of Fame is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dedicated to the history of ice hockey, it is both a museum and a hall of fame. It holds exhibits about players, teams, National Hockey League records, memorabilia and NHL trophies, including the Stanley Cup...
.
Playing career
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes;| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1952–53 | Toronto St. Michael's Majors Toronto St. Michael's Majors The Toronto St. Michael's Majors, was a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The hockey program was founded and operated by St. Michael's College School in 1906, and adopted the name "Majors" in 1934, and was commonly referred to as St. Mike's... |
OHA Ontario Hockey Association The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the... |
16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1953–54 | Toronto St. Michael's Majors | |OHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1954–55 | Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1954–55 | Toronto St. Michael's Majors | |OHA | 47 | 33 | 20 | 53 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1955–56 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 69 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 74 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1956–57 | Toronto Maple Leafs | |NHL | 70 | 26 | 14 | 40 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957–58 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 65 | 26 | 23 | 49 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1958–59 | Toronto Maple Leafs | |NHL | 69 | 29 | 24 | 53 | 73 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 1959–60 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 67 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 51 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1960–61 | Toronto Maple Leafs | |NHL | 67 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1961–62 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 51 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 20 | ||
| 1962–63 | Toronto Maple Leafs | |NHL | 69 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 56 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1963–64 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 52 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | New York Rangers New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the... |
|NHL | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | New York Rangers | NHL | 29 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ... |
|NHL | 40 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | ||
| 1965–66 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 63 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 78 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1966–67 | Montreal Canadiens | |NHL | 51 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1967–68 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 66 | 25 | 21 | 46 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 1968–69 | Montreal Canadiens | |NHL | 68 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 11 | ||
| 1969–70 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... |
|NHL | 32 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:... |
|NHL | 53 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL career totals (18 seasons) | 1,030 | 283 | 289 | 572 | 743 | 114 | 30 | 49 | 79 | 78 | ||||
Coaching record
| Team | |Regular Season | TOR Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
1979–80 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (75) | 4th in Adams | (Interim Head Coach) |
Achievements
Stanley Cup Champion 1962, 1963 (with Toronto)Stanley Cup Champion 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969 (with Montreal)