Red Dutton
Canadian ice hockey player
Died when: 89 years 235 days (1075 months)Star Sign: Leo
Norman Alexander Dutton CM (July 23, 1897 – March 15, 1987) was a Canadian ice hockey player, coach and executive.Commonly known as Red Dutton, and earlier by the nickname "Mervyn", he played for the Calgary Tigers of the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL) and the Montreal Maroons and New York Americans of the National Hockey League (NHL).
A rugged and physical defenceman, Dutton often led his team in penalty minutes, won the WCHL championship in 1924 as a member of the Tigers and was twice named a WCHL All-Star.
Dutton coached and managed the Americans and later purchased the team before suspending operations in 1942 due to World War II.
He served as the second president of the NHL between 1943 and 1946 before resigning the position after the NHL's owners reneged on a promise to allow the Americans to resume operations following the war.
He served as a Stanley Cup trustee for 37 years but otherwise limited his involvement with the NHL following the Americans' demise.
He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1958.A successful businessman, Dutton operated a construction company that built Calgary's McMahon Stadium in 1960 and he served for a time as the president of the Calgary Stampeders football club and later the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede.
He was invested as a member of the Order of Canada in 1981 and is honoured by both the Manitoba Hockey and Alberta Sports Halls of Fame.
He was posthumously awarded the Lester Patrick Trophy in 1993 in recognition of his contributions to the game of hockey in the United States.
He was the last surviving former player of the Calgary Tigers.
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