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Wow, this guy completely evaded my radar. I was a huge hockey fan during all the 1970s, especially of Bobby Orr and the Bruins, but I never heard of this guy. He stopped playing in 1968 so that is probably why. But after just reading his bio, it looks like he had a long and successful post-hockey career as a businessman.

But he seems to have been unlucky with automobiles. In 1970, his son, a budding professional hockey player as well, died in the pre-dawn darkness at age 16 in a one-car accident, as he was driving himself to hockey practice. (For those who never played hockey, you usually had to get up at ridiculously early times of the day to get ice time).

In 2006, Dickie himself was involved in a horrific car crash which he was lucky to survive and never fully recovered from (neck and spin injuries).

you usually had to get up at ridiculously early times of the day to get ice time)

The group my nephew plays with has ice time at 11:00 p.m. at night.....