Woody Dumart

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


image_size= 230px
played_for = Boston Bruins
league = NHL
position = Left Wing
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 1
weight_lb = 190
nationality = CAN
birth_date = birth date|1916|12|23
birth_place = Kitchener, ON, CAN
death_date = death date and age|2001|10|19|1916|12|23
death_place = Boston, MA, U.S.
career_start = 1935
career_end = 1954
halloffame = 1992

Woodrow Wilson Clarence "Woody" Dumart (December 23, 1916 in Kitchener, Ontario - October 19, 2001 in Boston, Massachusetts) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League. A member of the Kraut Line along with Bill Cowley and Milt Schmidt, Dumart helped lead the Bruins to Stanley Cup victories in 1939 and 1941. After leaving the NHL for three years to serve in the Royal Canadian Air Force, Dumart came back to the Bruins in 1945, and would retire with the team in 1954.

Along with Bill Cowley and Milt Schmidt, Woody helped lead the Bruins in Stanley Cup victories in 1939 and 1941. He was also a part of the Kraut Line for Boston, which included Schmidt and Bobby Bauer. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1992.

On his way to Ray Bourque night at the Fleet Center, Woody suddenly became ill withheart trouble and was taken to hospital, where he died October 19th, 2001.

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