Dick Gamble

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Dick Gamble
1954 Topps Dick Gamble.JPG
Born (1928-11-16)November 16, 1928
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Died March 22, 2018(2018-03-22) (aged 89)
Rochester, New York, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 178 lb (81 kg; 12 st 10 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Montreal Canadiens
Chicago Blackhawks
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 1946–1970

Richard Frank Gamble (November 16, 1928 – March 22, 2018) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Black Hawks, and Toronto Maple Leafs between 1950 and 1967. His career, which lasted from 1949 to 1970, was mainly spent in the minor American Hockey League.

Gamble won the Stanley Cup in 1953 with the Montreal Canadiens. He won the Calder Cup back-to-back with the Rochester Americans in 1965 and 1966. That season, he also won the AHL scoring title and was the league's MVP.[1] Gamble won a third Calder Cup with Rochester in 1967–68. He became the Amerks' player-coach in 1968–69. He retired as a player early in the 1969–70 season. He served as coach until mid-season in 1970–71 when he was replaced by Doug Adam. The Rochester Americans retired Gamble's number 9 jersey along with Jody Gage. Gage broke Gamble's team scoring records while wearing number 9.

Gamble died at the age of 89 in 2018 from congestive heart failure.[2]

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1944–45 Moncton Bruins NBJHL 3 3 1 4 2 10 25 9 34 2
1945–46 Moncton Bruins NBJHL 3 1 0 1 7 3 6 3 9 2
1945–46 Saint John Pontiacs M-Cup — — — — — 4 8 3 11 0
1945–46 Halifax St. Mary's M-Cup — — — — — 1 1 0 1 0
1946–47 Oshawa Generals OHA 24 15 20 35 26 5 3 0 3 0
1947–48 Oshawa Generals OHA 34 31 16 47 21 3 0 0 0 2
1948–49 Oshawa Generals OHA 46 39 23 62 10 2 2 0 2 0
1949–50 Quebec Aces QSHL 56 20 25 45 18 12 9 3 12 4
1950–51 Quebec Aces QSHL 58 46 34 80 44 19 10 8 18 14
1950–51 Montreal Canadiens NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1951–52 Montreal Canadiens NHL 64 23 17 40 8 7 0 2 2 0
1952–53 Montreal Canadiens NHL 69 11 13 24 26 5 1 0 1 2
1953–54 Montreal Canadiens NHL 32 4 8 12 18 — — — — —
1953–54 Montreal Royals QSHL 32 20 25 45 49 10 5 1 6 4
1954–55 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 14 2 0 2 6 — — — — —
1954–55 Buffalo Bisons AHL 45 38 21 59 26 10 4 4 8 6
1954–55 Montreal Canadiens NHL — — — — — 2 0 0 0 2
1955–56 Montreal Canadiens NHL 12 0 3 3 8 — — — — —
1955–56 Quebec Aces QSHL 52 23 24 47 45 7 4 5 9 14
1956–57 Quebec Aces QSHL 63 35 14 49 28 10 4 4 8 8
1957–58 Buffalo Bisons AHL 70 32 22 54 32 — — — — —
1958–59 Buffalo Bisons AHL 70 31 30 61 24 11 2 2 4 14
1959–60 Buffalo Bisons AHL 72 27 50 77 22 — — — — —
1960–61 Buffalo Bisons AHL 72 40 36 76 18 4 2 0 2 6
1961–62 Rochester Americans AHL 66 39 29 68 32 2 0 2 2 0
1962–63 Rochester Americans AHL 70 35 22 57 16 2 0 1 1 0
1963–64 Rochester Americans AHL 72 34 34 68 4 2 0 0 0 0
1964–65 Rochester Americans AHL 70 48 29 77 16 10 5 8 13 6
1965–66 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 2 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
1965–66 Rochester Americans AHL 71 47 51 98 22 12 2 9 11 16
1966–67 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1966–67 Rochester Americans AHL 72 46 37 83 22 13 4 2 6 8
1967–68 Rochester Americans AHL 67 20 22 42 77 4 0 1 1 8
1968–69 Rochester Americans AHL 74 30 37 67 37 — — — — —
1969–70 Rochester Americans AHL 8 1 4 5 6 — — — — —
AHL totals 899 468 424 892 354 70 19 29 48 64
NHL totals 195 41 41 82 66 14 1 2 3 4

References[]

  1. ^ "Dick Gamble, 89, was the model for the tin players in a famous table-top hockey game".
  2. ^ "Dick Gamble, Stanley Cup champ and AHL star, dies at 89". Usatoday.com. 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2019-12-07.

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