Billy Dea

Billy Dea
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Height Weight	5 ft 07 in (1.70 m) 170 lb (77 kg)
Teams	NHL Pittsburgh Penguins Chicago Blackhawks Detroit Red Wings New York Rangers AHL Baltimore Clippers Buffalo Bisons Tidewater Wings CHL Fort Worth Wings WHL Saskatoon Quakers Vancouver Canucks Edmonton Flyers
Nationality	Canadian
Born	(1933-04-03)April 3, 1933, Edmonton, Alberta, CAN
Pro Career	1964 – 1978

Billy Dea (born April 3, 1933, in Edmonton, Alberta) was a professional Left Wing and coach in the National Hockey League. He played with the New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks, and Pittsburgh Penguins, scoring 67 goals and 54 assists in 397 games. In 1975 Dea became an assistant coach with the Red Wings. During the 1981–82 NHL season, he became the head coach of the Red Wings as a mid-season replacement for Wayne Maxner.

He played junior hockey with the Lethbridge Native Sons from 1949-53. After graduating he spent most of his career in the minor pros, with only brief stops with the Rangers, Black Hawks, and Red Wings.

The 1967 NHL Expansion gave him a new chance. He spent two full seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins and two more with the Red Wings. He retired in 1972.

External links

• Billy Dea's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database