Position: | Defense |
Shoots: | Left |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 0 |
Weight Lb: | 200 |
Ntl Team: | USA |
Birth Date: | 12 May 1957 |
Birth Place: | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Death Place: | Clarence, New York, U.S. |
Career Start: | 1977 |
Career End: | 1990 |
Draft: | Undrafted |
Played For: | Buffalo Sabres Calgary Flames Hartford Whalers |
Richard L. Dunn (May 12, 1957 – September 20, 2016) was an American professional ice hockey defenseman. He played in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, and Hartford Whalers between 1977 and 1989. In his NHL career, Dunn appeared in 483 games. He scored 36 goals and added 140 assists.
He was also a member of the US national team at the 1981 Canada Cup and 1986 Ice Hockey World Championship tournaments. Dunn died on September 20, 2016, aged 59.[1] [2]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
1974–75 | Kingston Canadians | OMJHL | 51 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Kingston Canadians | OMJHL | 61 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1976–77 | Windsor Spitfires | OMJHL | 65 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 54 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 25 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1978–79 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 34 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
1978–79 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 80 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 61 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | ||
1980–81 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 79 | 7 | 42 | 49 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | ||
1981–82 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 72 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1982–83 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 80 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 47 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
1983–84 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 63 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984–85 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 64 | 9 | 39 | 48 | 43 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
1984–85 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 34 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 29 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 64 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 47 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | ||
1986–87 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 68 | 12 | 35 | 47 | 52 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||
1987–88 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 69 | 9 | 35 | 44 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 41 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
NHL totals | 483 | 36 | 140 | 176 | 314 | 36 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 24 |
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
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1977 | United States | WJC | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
1981 | United States | CC | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
1986 | United States | WC | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
Junior totals | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Senior totals | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |