Dickie Moore
Six Cups and two scoring titles for Montreal.
Dickie Moore (Richard Winston Moore, January 6, 1931 - December 19, 2015) was a Canadian hockey player who spent most of his career with the Montreal Canadiens. He won the Stanley Cup with Montreal in 1953 and five more times in a row from 1956 to 1960, twice won the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer, and is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. In 2017 he was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players'.
Quick Facts
- Played for
- Montreal Canadiens
- Toronto Maple Leafs
- St. Louis Blues
- Position
- Winger
- Shoots
- Left
- Born
- 6 January 1931
- Birthplace
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Died
- 19 December 2015
- Hall of Fame
- 1974
With the Canadiens
Moore made his NHL debut with the Canadiens in the middle of the 1951-52 season after two Memorial Cup wins as a junior; Canadiens general manager Frank Selke Sr. had called him Canada's best junior. Known for his hard, accurate shot and his stickhandling, he often played on a line with Henri Richard and Maurice Richard. In 1958-59 he scored 41 goals and 55 assists for 96 points, breaking Gordie Howe's record of 95 points in a regular season.
Later career
Moore came out of retirement twice, playing briefly for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the St. Louis Blues.
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