Dick Roberge is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward and coach. He currently holds the record for most minor-leagues goal scored with 752 goals.

Playing career

Roberge spent the majority of his career with the Johnstown Jets

Johnstown Jets

The Johnstown Jets were a professional ice hockey team from Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The Jets were founded in the Eastern Amateur Hockey League for the 1950–51 season, playing at the newly constructed Cambria County War Memorial Arena...

, joining the team at the start of the 1954-55 IHL season. He stayed with the Jets until the completion of the 1955-56 season where he would lead the league in goals scored (64) and points (118) before spending a season with the New Westminster Royals

New Westminster Royals

The New Westminster Royals was the name of several professional and junior ice hockey teams based in New Westminster, British Columbia.The first team played from 1912-1914 in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association which was established in 1911....

 of the Western Hockey League. After playing three games with the Royals, Roberge returned to the Jets for the 1957-58 season. Roberge would lead the Jets with 37 goals but finished second in EHL scoring that season, finishing only one point behind linemate Don Hall

Don Hall

Don Hall is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who spent the majority of his career with the Johnstown Jets of the Eastern Hockey League....

 and nine points behind Ken Coombes.

With the exception of a one game call-up with the Pittsburgh Hornets during the 1962-63 season, Roberge remained with the Jets until his retirement after the 1971-72 EHL season. Roberge would finish his career with 1232 minor league games played, which is currently the 9th highest all-time total

Despite being born in Canada, Roberge spent a season on the U.S. National Team in 1965-66

Roberge would later have his #11 retired by the Johnstown Chiefs

Johnstown Chiefs

The Johnstown Chiefs were a minor league ice hockey team located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania that played in the ECHL. The team was founded in 1988 in the All-American Hockey League, and moved to the East Coast Hockey League when that league was formed...

 during the 1990-91 season.

Coaching career

Roberge spent several years with the Jets as a player-coach, but eventually asked to relinquish his responsibilities as coach on so he could focus on playing hockey. On July 22, 1971, GM John Mitchell granted a release to Roberge from coaching the Jets

He eventually returned to the team as a full-time coach during the 1974-75 season where he would lead the team to the Lockhart Cup as winners of the NAHL playoffs.

Roberge would return again to Johnstown to coach the Johnstown Wings but was not nearly as successful, finishing 25-42-3.

Acting career

Roberge would have a brief cameo in the movie Slap Shot, which was filmed in Johnstown. He appears in the film as referee Ecker, who throws player-coach Reggie Dunlop out of a game

Eastern Hockey League

• Most goals scored, single season: 1955-56 (64); 1960–61 (56)
• Most points scored, single season: 1955-56 (118); 1960–61 (116); 1964-65 (139);
• Winner, Boardwalk Trophy: 1959-60; 1960–61; 1961–62