Richie Dunn
Appearance
Richie Dunn | |||
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Born |
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | May 12, 1957||
Died |
September 20, 2016 Clarence, New York, U.S. | (aged 59)||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
Position | Defense | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Buffalo Sabres Calgary Flames Hartford Whalers | ||
National team | United States | ||
NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 1977–1990 |
Richard L. Dunn (May 12, 1957 – September 20, 2016) was an American professional ice hockey defenseman. He played in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, and Hartford Whalers between 1977 and 1989. In his NHL career, Dunn appeared in 483 games. He scored 36 goals and added 140 assists.
He was also a member of the US national team at the 1981 Canada Cup and 1986 Ice Hockey World Championship tournaments. Dunn died on September 20, 2016, aged 59.[1][2]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1974–75 | Kingston Canadians | OMJHL | 51 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Kingston Canadians | OMJHL | 61 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1976–77 | Windsor Spitfires | OMJHL | 65 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 54 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 25 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1978–79 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 34 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
1978–79 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 80 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 61 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | ||
1980–81 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 79 | 7 | 42 | 49 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | ||
1981–82 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 72 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1982–83 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 80 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 47 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
1983–84 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 63 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984–85 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 64 | 9 | 39 | 48 | 43 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
1984–85 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 34 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 29 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 64 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 47 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | ||
1986–87 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 68 | 12 | 35 | 47 | 52 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||
1987–88 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 69 | 9 | 35 | 44 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 41 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
NHL totals | 483 | 36 | 140 | 176 | 314 | 36 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 24 |
International
[edit]Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1977 | United States | WJC | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
1981 | United States | CC | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
1986 | United States | WC | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Junior totals | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
Senior totals | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
References
[edit]- ^ Moritz, Amy (September 21, 2016). "Former Buffalo Sabre Richie Dunn dies at age 59". The Buffalo News. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
- ^ Oklobzija, Kevin (September 21, 2016). "Richie Dunn, former Amerks and Sabres defenseman, dies". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Categories:
- 1957 births
- 2016 deaths
- American men's ice hockey defensemen
- Binghamton Whalers players
- Buffalo Sabres players
- Calgary Flames players
- Hartford Whalers players
- Hershey Bears players
- Ice hockey people from Boston
- Kingston Canadians players
- Rochester Americans players
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Windsor Spitfires players
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American ice hockey defenseman stubs