- Rick Dudley
Rick Dudley was born on 31 January, 1949 in
Toronto, Ontario . He played professionalice hockey in theWorld Hockey Association and in theNational Hockey League . He also has served as a head coach in the National Hockey League. He is currently assistant general manager of theChicago Blackhawks . He grew up playing hockey in his hometown of Port Hope, Ontario.*Position: Left wing
*Shot: Left
*Height: 6 ft.
*Weight: 190 lb.Playing career
Rick began his playing career with the
Buffalo Sabres of the NHL in 1972–73 and played there for three seasons, before switching leagues in 1975–76. He played four seasons in the WHA for theCincinnati Stingers . On 4 February, 1979 Cincinnati traded him to the NHL's Buffalo Sabres, where he remained until the 1980–81 season. During that season, Dudley was traded to theWinnipeg Jets where he played the remaining 30 games of the season, wearing the number 99. He spent the next season, 1981–82, playing seven games for theFredericton Express in theAmerican Hockey League .Rick is a member of the
Cincinnati Hockey Hall of Fame . Rick also played for the 1974 Rochester Golden Griffins of the National Lacrosse League in the off season. [ [http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=328652 NHL.com - Off the Wall ] ] Despite missing a dozen games at the start of the season because the NHL playoffs and at the end of the season because of Buffalo Sabres training camp, he still managed to finish sixth in league scoring.Coaching career
Rick began coaching the next year, 1982–1983, after retiring as a player. He coached in the
ACHL , IHL, and AHL, before finally getting a head-coaching job in the NHL with the Buffalo Sabres in the 1989–90 season. While coaching in the IHL, in 1988, he won the Commissioner's Trophy for the Coach of the Year. He coached the Sabres for three seasons before being fired in 1991–92. He then spent the next four seasons coaching three different teams in the IHL, and wouldn't make an NHL coaching appearance again until he was the mid-season replacement for theFlorida Panthers in the 2003–04 season. He was the general manager of theOttawa Senators in the 1998–99 season.NHL Coaching Record
Team Season W L OTL/TBuffalo Sabres 1989-90 45 27 8Buffalo Sabres 1990-91 31 30 19Buffalo Sabres 1991-92 9 15 4Florida Panthers 2003-04 13 15 12
Total Coaching Record - 98-87-43
PLAYOFFS Season W LBuffalo Sabres 1989-90 2 4Buffalo Sabres 1990-91 2 4
Total Playoff Record - 4-8
ee also
*
List of NHL seasons
*List of WHA seasons
*List of NHL players
*Cincinnati Stingers
*Wayne Gretzky References
* [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid=1461 hockeydb.com]
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