Shot Left Height 1.78 m Position Winger Role Ice hockey player Career end 1972 | Name Dick Duff Career start 1954 Playing career Weight 74 kg | |
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Played for Toronto Maple LeafsNew York RangersMontreal CanadiensLos Angeles KingsBuffalo Sabres Education | ||
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Terrance Richard "Dick" Duff (born February 18, 1936) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 18 seasons for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, Buffalo Sabres, Los Angeles Kings, and New York Rangers in the National Hockey League (NHL). He also served as head coach of the Leafs for part of the 1979–80 season. He is retired from hockey, and lives in Mississauga, Ontario. At a height of 5 feet and ten inches, and a meager 163 pounds, he was arguably one of the best small players of his generation.
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Duff was born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario in 1936 to a family of 13 brothers and sisters. Growing up playing hockey with his many brothers, Duff only really became serious in the sport at the age of 15. It was at this young age that he moved to Toronto to attend St. Michael's College School and play hockey for the school affiliated team, now known as the Toronto St. Michael's Majors. After dominating in this league for two years (1953-1955), Duff was invited to play his first NHL game in 1955; a scoreless game between the Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs. After having the opportunity to play up with the Leafs, Duff surrendered his final year of Junior eligibility to sign with the team for the 1956-57 season.
Duff won six Stanley Cups, two with Toronto and four with Montreal. On November 13, 2006 he was inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame. In 2014, he was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame.
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GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes;