Jim Dorey

Jim Dorey
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
Teams	Phoenix Roadrunners (WHL) Tulsa Oilers (CPHL) Rochester Americans (AHL) Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL) New York Rangers (NHL) New England Whalers (WHA) Toronto Toros (WHA) Quebec Nordiques (WHA) Philadelphia Firebirds (AHL) New Haven Nighthawks (AHL)
Nationality	Canadian
Born	August 17, 1947(1947-08-17), Kingston, ON, CAN
NHL Draft	23rd overall, 1964 Toronto Maple Leafs
Pro Career	1967 – 1981

Jim Dorey (born August 17, 1947 in Kingston, Ontario) is a retired former professional ice hockey player who played over 650 professional games in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association.

Playing Career

Dorey was a defenseman who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers in the NHL. He also had a long career in the WHA playing for New England Whalers, Toronto Toros and Quebec Nordiques and played on two Avco World Trophy winning teams.

Dorey’s NHL debut was a noteworthy one. On October 16, 1968 playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs against the Pittsburgh Penguins he was to set, what was at the time, the NHL single-game record of 48 penalty minutes. His rugged, aggressive style was to cement him as a Leaf mainstay for the next four seasons. Coveted by the New York Rangers he was traded to New York for Pierre Jarry in 1971 because Leaf management suspected he might be about to jump to the fledgling WHA. Dorey played just one game with the Rangers before suffering a separated shoulder. This was to be his last NHL game as that summer he signed with the WHA’s New England Whalers. Dorey went on to be a WHA star for the entire seven seasons of the league’s existence.

After his retirement he coached the Kingston Canadians (later Kingston Frontenacs) of the Ontario Hockey League. He was inducted into the Kingston and District Sports Hall of Fame.

Career Statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1963–64	Niagara Falls Flyers	OHA		21	1	0	1	4		-	-	-	-	-
1965–66	London Nationals	OHA		47	5	20	25	168		-	-	-	-	-
1966–67	London Nationals	OHA		48	8	41	49	196		6	2	7	9	24
1967–68	Phoenix Roadrunners	WHL		4	0	0	0	2		-	-	-	-	-
1967–68	Tulsa Oilers	CPHL		35	4	24	28	81		11	3	5	8	15
1967–68	Rochester Americans	AHL		20	0	3	3	16		-	-	-	-	-
1968–69	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		61	8	22	30	200		4	0	1	1	21
1969–70	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		46	6	11	17	99		-	-	-	-	-
1970–71	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		74	7	22	29	198		6	0	1	1	19
1971–72	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		50	4	19	23	56		-	-	-	-	-
1971-72	New York Rangers	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0
1972–73	New England Whalers	WHA		75	7	56	63	95		15	3	16	19	41
1973–74	New England Whalers	WHA		77	6	40	46	134		6	0	6	6	26
1974–75	New England Whalers	WHA		31	5	17	22	43		-	-	-	-	-
1974–75	Toronto Toros	WHA		43	11	23	34	69		6	2	6	8	2
1975–76	Toronto Toros	WHA		74	9	51	60	134		-	-	-	-	-
1976–77	Quebec Nordiques	WHA		73	13	34	47	102		10	0	2	2	28
1977–78	Quebec Nordiques	WHA		26	1	9	10	23		11	0	3	3	34
1977–78	Philadelphia Firebirds	AHL		5	0	1	1	6		-	-	-	-	-
1978–79	Quebec Nordiques	WHA		32	0	2	2	17		3	0	0	0	0
1980–81	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL		21	0	7	7	30		-	-	-	-	-
OHA Totals				116	14	61	75	364		6	2	7	9	24
WHL Totals				4	0	0	0	2		-	-	-	-	-
CPHL Totals				35	4	24	28	81		11	3	5	8	15
AHL Totals				46	0	11	11	52		-	-	-	-	-
WHA Totals				431	52	232	284	617		51	5	33	38	131
NHL Totals				232	25	74	99	553		11	0	2	2	40

Gallery

Steve Cuddie, Bobby Hull, Jim Dorey, goalie Jim Shaw, April 4, 1975.

Preceded by Rick Cornacchia	Head Coaches of the Kingston Canadians 1984–1985	Succeeded by Fred O'Donnell
Preceded by Jacques Tremblay	Head Coaches of the Kingston Canadians 1987–1988	Succeeded by Larry Mavety