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(Redirected from Bill Dineen (ice hockey)) Canadian ice hockey player and coach For the baseball player, see Bill Dinneen.

Ice hockey player
Bill Dineen
Born (1932-09-18)September 18, 1932
Arvida, Quebec, Canada
Died December 10, 2016(2016-12-10) (aged 84)
Queensbury, New York, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Detroit Red Wings
Chicago Black Hawks
Coached for Houston Aeros
New England Whalers
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 1953–1971
Coaching career 1970–1993

William Patrick "Foxy" Dineen (September 18, 1932 – December 10, 2016) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and head coach. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Black Hawks between 1953 and 1958. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1953 to 1971, was spent in the minor leagues. After his playing career Dineen became a coach and worked in the World Hockey Association from 1972 to 1979. He was the head coach for the Houston Aeros for all six seasons before coaching the Hartford Whalers for the 1978-79 season. The architect of a team in roster construction, Dineen's Aeros reached the playoffs in every season of their history and won the Avco World Trophy twice.

He coached in the American Hockey League in the 1980s, where he won two Calder Cups with the Adirondack Red Wings. He was hired to coach the Philadelphia Flyers of the NHL from 1991 to 1993. Throughout his career, Dineen was traded for Bob Bailey on three occasions.

Playing career

He began his career by playing two seasons for the St. Michael's Majors of the OHL. He spent 5 years playing for the Detroit Red Wings from 1954-1958. He won the Stanley Cup twice with the team, in 1954 and 1955. He later played briefly for the Chicago Black Hawks. After 1958, however, he spent the rest of his playing career in the minor leagues with various teams including the Buffalo Bisons, Cleveland Barons, Rochester Americans, Quebec Aces, Seattle Totems, and the Denver Spurs.

Coaching career

After his retirement as a player Dineen went into coaching. He spent six years behind the bench of the Houston Aeros of the World Hockey Association—the entirety of the team's existence—where he coached Gordie Howe for four seasons and won two championships. After the Aeros disbanded, he was hired to coach the New England Whalers in 1978-79, but was fired late in the season. In six years with the Adirondack Red Wings he was twice named the American Hockey League's coach of the year and won two Calder Cup titles. He was later named head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers in 1992 where he got to coach his son Kevin. He was the oldest rookie coach in the history of the NHL. He was fired by the Flyers after 1993.

Honours

In 2010, he was elected as an inaugural inductee into the World Hockey Association Hall of Fame.

He was portrayed by Martin Cummins in the 2013 television film Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story.

Personal life and death

Three of his sons Gordon, Peter, and Kevin also played in the NHL. Bill Dineen died on December 10, 2016, in Queensbury, New York, at the age of 84.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1948–49 Ottawa St. Pats OCHL — — — — — — — — — —
1949–50 St. Michael's Majors OHA 43 15 18 33 43 5 2 3 5 4
1950–51 St. Michael's Majors OHA 45 25 26 51 50 — — — — —
1951–52 St. Michael's Majors OHA 47 21 30 51 37 8 3 3 6 0
1952–53 St. Michael's Majors OHA 55 27 20 47 63 17 13 7 20 18
1953–54 Detroit Red Wings NHL 70 17 8 25 34 12 0 0 0 2
1954–55 Detroit Red Wings NHL 69 10 9 19 36 11 0 1 1 8
1955–56 Detroit Red Wings NHL 70 12 7 19 28 10 1 0 1 8
1956–57 Detroit Red Wings NHL 51 6 7 13 12 4 0 0 0 0
1957–58 Detroit Red Wings NHL 22 2 4 6 2 — — — — —
1957–58 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 41 4 9 13 8 — — — — —
1958–59 Buffalo Bisons AHL 59 8 19 27 17 11 3 5 8 10
1959–60 Buffalo Bisons AHL 5 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
1959–60 Cleveland Barons AHL 62 26 27 53 17 7 2 3 5 4
1960–61 Cleveland Barons AHL 72 28 31 59 24 4 0 3 3 0
1961–62 Rochester Americans AHL 70 19 19 38 20 2 0 0 0 2
1962–63 Quebec Aces AHL 72 24 17 41 22 — — — — —
1963–64 Quebec Aces AHL 61 27 25 52 26 9 3 3 6 0
1964–65 Seattle Totems WHL 69 25 17 42 4 7 0 1 1 8
1965–66 Seattle Totems WHL 71 23 16 39 10 — — — — —
1966–67 Seattle Totems WHL 62 32 33 65 8 10 2 7 9 4
1967–68 Seattle Totems WHL 72 28 33 61 10 9 3 6 9 2
1968–69 Seattle Totems WHL 74 9 16 25 8 4 0 0 0 0
1969–70 Denver Spurs WHL 51 10 8 18 4 — — — — —
1970–71 Denver Spurs WHL 16 5 6 11 4 — — — — —
NHL totals 323 51 44 95 120 37 1 1 2 18

Coaching record

Season Team League Regular season Post season
G W L T Pts Division rank Result
1972–73 Houston Aeros WHA 78 39 35 4 82 2nd in West Lost in Division Finals
1973–74 Houston Aeros WHA 78 48 25 5 101 1st in West Avco World Trophy Champions
1974–75 Houston Aeros WHA 78 53 25 0 106 1st in West Avco World Trophy Champions
1975–76 Houston Aeros WHA 80 53 27 0 106 1st in West Lost in Finals
1976–77 Houston Aeros WHA 80 50 24 6 106 1st in West Lost in Division Finals
1977–78 Houston Aeros WHA 80 42 34 4 88 3rd in WHA Lost in Semifinals
1978–79 New England Whalers WHA 71 33 29 9 75 4th in WHA Fired
1983–84 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 80 37 29 14 88 2nd in Northern Division Lost in Quarterfinals
1984–85 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 80 35 37 8 78 5th in Northern Division Missed Playoffs
1985–86 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 80 41 31 8 90 1st in Northern Division Calder Cup Champions
1986–87 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 80 44 31 5 93 2nd in Northern Division Lost in Semifinals
1987–88 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 80 42 27 11 99 3rd in Southern Division Lost in Semifinals
1988–89 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 80 47 27 6 100 1st in Southern Division Calder Cup Champions
1991–92 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 56 24 23 9 57 6th in Patrick Missed Playoffs
1992–93 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 84 36 37 11 83 5th in Patrick Missed Playoffs
WHA Totals 545 318 199 28 664
NHL Totals 140 60 60 20 140

References

  1. "Bill Dineen page". Hockeydb.com. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  2. Weekes, Don "Hardcore Hockey Trivia", Greystone Books, Vancouver, 2004
  3. "WHA Hall of Fame Members". Archived from the original on January 15, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  4. Graham Rockingham, "The ultimate hockey mom: Kathleen Robertson takes on the iconic role of Gordie Howe's wife, Colleen". Hamilton Spectator, April 27, 2013.
  5. "Bill Dineen, former Flyers coach, dies at age 84".

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Preceded byPaul Holmgren Head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers
1992–93 		Succeeded byTerry Simpson
Preceded byHarry Neale Head coach of the New England Whalers
1978–79 		Succeeded byDon Blackburn
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