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Dick Cherry Born March 28, 1937
Kingston, ON, CANHeight 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) Position Defence Shot Left Played for Boston Bruins
Philadelphia FlyersPlaying career 1957–1963
1966 – 1973
1974 – 1975Richard John "Dick" Cherry (born February 28, 1937 in Kingston, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers. He is the brother of cultural figure Don Cherry.
Playing career
Cherry played junior hockey for the Barrie Flyers, then professional hockey for the Boston Bruins for the 1956-57 season. Only playing in the NHL for one season, Cherry moved back to junior hockey, playing for the Kingston Frontenacs, scoring 60 points in 53 games. Cherry retired in 1963 to teach high-school in Kingston. In the 1968-69 season, Cherry returned to the NHL to play for the Philadelphia Flyers, where he remained for 2 years. He played 145 NHL games in total; 6 with the Boston Bruins and 139 with the Philadelphia Flyers.
External links
- Dick Cherry's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Dick Cherry's biography at Legends of Hockey
Categories:- 1937 births
- Barrie Flyers alumni
- Boston Bruins players
- Canadian educators
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Canadian people of Cornish descent
- Living people
- Oklahoma City Blazers (1965–1977) players
- People from Kingston, Ontario
- Philadelphia Flyers players
- Providence Reds players
- Quebec Aces (QHL) players
- Springfield Indians players
- Canadian ice hockey defenceman stubs
- Canadian ice hockey coach stubs
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