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Encyclopedia > Dit Clapper

Aubrey Victor "Dit" Clapper (b. February 9, 1907 - January 21, 1978 in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada) was a Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey player. February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Map showing Newmarkets location in York Region Newmarket is a town located approximately 45 km north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, has an area of 38. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal it began, loyal it remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th)  - Land 917,741 km²  - Water 158,654 km² (14. ... The Hockey Hall of Fame is in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; it is devoted to ice hockey rather than the field variety of the game. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ...

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Born in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada, he got the nickname "Dit" at an early age. As a member of the Boston Bruins, Clapper became the first player to play in the National Hockey League for twenty seasons. He was a great player both as a forward and defenseman, being named to All-Star squads at both right wing and on defense. Fair use of an image from: www. ... Fair use of an image from: www. ... Map showing Newmarkets location in York Region Newmarket is a town located approximately 45 km north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, has an area of 38. ... The Boston Bruins are a National Hockey League (NHL) team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... The modernized NHL shield logo, debuting in 2005. ...


A lifelong member of the Bruins, in 1947 the team retired his number 5 sweater. The National Hockey League waived the customary three-year waiting period, and immediately inducted him into the Hockey Hall of Fame upon the night of his retirement. Until he was named as coach, he had served as team captain for longer than any NHL player would until Ray Bourque and Steve Yzerman. The Hockey Hall of Fame is in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; it is devoted to ice hockey rather than the field variety of the game. ... Raymond Jean Bourque (born December 28, 1960 at Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a Hockey Hall of Famer who currently holds the records for most goals, assists and points by a defenseman in the National Hockey League. ... Steve Yzerman (born May 9, 1965 in Cranbrook, British Columbia), is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. ...


Clapper coached the Bruins for two seasons as a player-coach and for two more seasons after his retirement.


He is mentioned in the hockey cult movie Slap Shot with Toe Blake as prime examples of old time hockey - the way hockey is supposed to be played. He is a shining symbol of his era.
Slap Shot is a 1977 Hollywood film production starring Paul Newman and directed by George Roy Hill. ... Hector Toe Blake , CM (August 21, 1912 - May 17, 1995) was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach in the National Hockey League (NHL). ...

Preceded by:
Art Ross		 Head Coaches of the Boston Bruins
1945-1949		 Succeeded by:
George Boucher


Arthur Howie Ross (January 13, 1886 - August 5, 1964) was a Canadian ice hockey executive and defenceman in the National Hockey League and its predecessor, the National Hockey Association. ... Chronological listing of Boston Bruins head coaches Art Ross 1924 - 1928 Cy Denneny 1928 - 1929 Art Ross 1929 - 1934 Frank Patrick 1934 - 1936 Art Ross 1936 - 1939 Cooney Weiland 1939 - 1941 Art Ross 1941 - 1945 Dit Clapper 1945 - 1949 George Boucher 1949 - 1950 Lynn Patrick 1950 - 1954 Lynn Patrick and...


Awards

  • First All-Star Team Defense : (1939, 1940, 1941)
  • Second All-Star Team Defense : (1944)
  • Second All-Star Team Right Wing : (1931, 1935)

External link

  • Hockey Hall of Fame

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Ghosts of The Past (883 words)
Clapper spent all twenty of his seasons playing for the Boston Bruins, the first half of his career as a right-winger and the second half as a defenseman.
Clapper paid Trottier a lesson for his transgression by beating the living heck out of him, so badly in fact that the referee, none other than Clarence Campbell, had to pull Clapper off of the Maroon by his hair.
Clapper appeared in two NHL All-Star contests and was elected to Hockey’s Hall of Fame in 1947 while he was still an active player.
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