Position Right Wing Role Ice hockey player Career end 1971 Name Bill Dineen Career start 1953 | Playing career Weight 82 kg Shot Right Height 1.80 m Children Kevin Dineen | |
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Born September 18, 1932 (age 91)
Arvida, QC, CAN ( 1932-09-18 ) Played for NHL
Detroit Red Wings
Chicago Black Hawks
AHL
Buffalo Bisons
Cleveland Barons
Rochester Americans
Quebec Aces
WHL
Seattle Totems Grandchildren William Dineen, Hannah Dineen, Emma Dineen, Declan Dineen | ||
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William Patrick "Foxy" Dineen (September 18, 1932 – December 10, 2016) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and head coach. Throughout his career, he was traded for Bob Bailey on three separate occasions.
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- Ahlhof bill dineen 2014
- Bill dineen a simple tribute
- Playing career
- Coaching career
- Honours
- Personal life and death
- References
Bill dineen a simple tribute
Playing career
He began his career by playing 2 seasons for the St. Michael's Majors of the OHL. He spent 5 years playing for the Detroit Red Wings from 1954-1958. He won 2 Stanley Cups with the team in 1954 and 1955. He later played briefly for the Chicago Black Hawks. After 1958, however, he spent the rest of his playing career in the minor leagues with various teams including the Buffalo Bisons, Cleveland Barons, Rochester Americans, Quebec Aces, Seattle Totems, and the Denver Spurs.
Coaching career
After his retirement as a player Dineen went into coaching. He spent six years behind the bench of the Houston Aeros of the World Hockey Association, where he coached Gordie Howe for four seasons and won two championships. In six years with the Adirondack Red Wings he was twice named the American Hockey League's coach of the year and won two Calder Cup titles. He was later named head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers in 1992 where he got to coach his son Kevin. He was the oldest rookie coach in the history of the NHL. He was fired by the Flyers after 1993.
Honours
In 2010, he was elected as an inaugural inductee into the World Hockey Association Hall of Fame.
Personal life and death
Three of his sons Gordon, Peter, and Kevin also played in the NHL. Bill Dineen died on December 10, 2016 in Lake George, New York at the age of 84.