Dickie Moore

Dickie Moore
Position	Left wing
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Teams	NHL Montreal Canadiens Toronto Maple Leafs St. Louis Blues AHL Buffalo Bisons
Nationality	Canadian
Born	(1931-01-06)January 6, 1931, Montreal, PQ, CAN
Pro Career	1951 – 1968
Hall of Fame, 1974

Richard Winston "Dickie" Moore (born January 6, 1931, Montreal, Quebec) was a Canadian professional player.

Playing Career

Moore started playing with the Montreal Junior Royals for three seasons from 1947 to 1950. He won the Memorial Cup with the Royals in 1949, In 1949-50, Moore was added to the Montreal Junior Canadiens' roster as they, too, won the Memorial Cup.

He then split his time between the Montreal Royals of the Quebec Senior Hockey League (Major), the Buffalo Bisons and the Montreal Canadiens for several seasons. He was a member of the Canadiens' Stanley Cup team in 1952-53.

In 1953-54 Moore became a full-time member of the Montreal Canadiens. He was with them as they won five consecutive Stanley Cups from 1956-50. Moore also won the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer in 1957-58 and 1958-59. He set a record for most points in a season with 96 in 1958-59.

Moore was also a first team NHL All Star in 1957-58 & 1958-59 and a second team in 1960-61.

Moore retired after the 1962-63 season but then made a comeback in 1964-65 with the Toronto Maple Leafs. After retiring again he made another comeback with the St. Louis Blues in 1967-68.

In 1974, Dickie Moore was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. In 1998, he was ranked number 31 on the List of 100 greatest hockey players by The Hockey News.

Following his retirement from hockey he became a very successful businessman, operating a tool rental business in Montreal.

On November 12, 2005, the Canadiens retired the uniform number 12 in honor of both Moore and Yvan Cournoyer.

Awards

• NHL First Team All-Star — 1958, 1959
• NHL Second Team All-Star — 1961
• Played in NHL All-Star Game 6 times
• Art Ross Trophy — 1958, 1959
• Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame in 1974

Records

• Most regular season points in one NHL season - 96 (1959, surpassed by Bobby Hull in 1966 (97 points), current record held by Wayne Gretzky who scored 215 points in 1986.

Career Statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1948–49	Montreal Junior Royals	QJHL		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1948–49	Montreal Royals	QSHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1951–52	Montreal Royals	QSHL		26	15	20	35	32		—	—	—	—	—
1951–52	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		33	18	15	33	44		11	1	1	2	12
1952–53	Buffalo Bisons	AHL		6	2	3	5	10		—	—	—	—	—
1952–53	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		18	2	6	8	19		12	3	2	5	13
1953–54	Montreal Royals	QHL		2	0	1	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
1953–54	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		13	1	4	5	12		11	5	8	13	8
1954–55	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		67	16	20	36	32		12	1	5	6	22
1955–56	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		70	11	39	50	55		10	3	6	9	12
1956–57	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		70	29	29	58	56		10	3	7	10	4
1957–58	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		70	36	48	84	65		10	4	7	11	4
1958–59	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		70	41	55	96	61		11	5	12	17	8
1959–60	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		62	22	42	64	54		8	6	4	10	4
1960–61	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		57	35	34	69	62		6	3	1	4	4
1961–62	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		57	19	22	41	54		6	4	2	6	8
1962–63	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		67	24	26	50	61		5	0	1	1	2
1964–65	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		38	2	4	6	68		5	1	1	2	6
1967–68	St. Louis Blues	NHL		27	5	3	8	9		18	7	7	14	15
NHL totals				719	261	347	608	652		135	46	64	110	122

Gallery

Dickie Moore scores on Don Simmons as Claude Provost and Bob Armstrong (who missed the 1958 playoffs) watch, November 9, 1957.

External Links

• Dickie Moore's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Gordie Howe

Winner of the Art Ross Trophy 1958, 1959

Succeeded by Bobby Hull