Dickie Moore (ice hockey)

Dickie Moore was a Canadian professional hockey player, businessman, and philanthropist. He played most of his career for the Montreal Canadiens, won the Art Ross Trophy twice as the NHL's top scorer, and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. He also briefly came out of retirement to play for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the St. Louis Blues. In 2017, he was named one of the NHL's 100 Greatest Players. Moore played junior hockey for the Montreal Jr. Royals from 1947 to 1950 and won back-to-back Memorial Cup titles—first with the Montreal Royals in 1949 and then with the Montreal Junior Canadiens in 1950. Canadiens general manager Frank Selke Sr. called him Canada's best junior player in the late 1940s. Moore made his NHL debut with the Canadiens in the middle of the 1951–52 season. Known for a hard, accurate shot and excellent stickhandling, Moore twice led the league in scoring. In 1958–59, he set a new NHL record with 96 points (41 goals, 55 assists), breaking Gordie Howe's previous mark of 95. He often played on a line with Henri Richard and Maurice Richard. Moore won his first Stanley Cup in 1953 and five more in a row from 1956 to 1960. During the 1957–58 season, Moore suffered a broken wrist in a collision with Detroit defenceman Marcel Pronovost which threatened to cut short a scoring championship year. Despite the injury, he wanted to win the Art Ross Trophy. But he also worried about holding back his linemate Henri Richard, who was close behind him in the scoring race. Moore asked for a meeting with coach Toe Blake and the Richards. He offered to step aside, saying it wasn't fair to Henri. Maurice and Henri refused, telling Blake there was no way Moore was coming off the line. Moore played the rest of the season with his wrist in a cast, won the Art Ross with 36 goals and 48 assists, and finished four points ahead of Henri. He won the trophy again the following season. Moore retired after 1962–63 but returned a year later to play one season for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He came out of retirement again in 1967–68 to play 45 games for the St. Louis Blues. At age 37, he scored 14 points in the playoffs as the Blues reached the Stanley Cup Final in their first season. After hockey, Moore ran a successful equipment and tools rental business in Montreal, Ottawa, and Toronto.