March 15, 1987(1987-03-15) (aged 89) Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height
6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight
185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position
Defence
Shot
Right
Played for
Calgary Tigers Montreal Maroons New York Americans
Playing career
1921–1936
Norman Alexander DuttonCM (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.
Norman Alexander Dutton CM (July 23, 1897 – March 15, 1987) was a Canadian ice hockey player, coach and executive. Commonly known as RedDutton, and earlier...
years as president of the NHL and the league extended their appreciation. Dutton was named managing director (acting president) of the NHL after the death...
made the playoffs for the first time in six years under player-coach RedDutton, but bowed out in the second round against the Maple Leafs. Even with...
overseas, the NHL named RedDutton president. Dutton did not want the job, however, and when Campbell returned to Canada in 1946, Dutton resigned and Campbell...
curse on the Rangers. Another theory is that the supposed curse came from RedDutton, the coach and general manager of the New York Americans, for whom he...
most recent Canadian-based team to win it, doing so in 1993; the Detroit Red Wings have won it 11 times, the most of any United States-based NHL team...
President Frank Calder collapsed during a meeting, dying shortly after. RedDutton agreed to take over as president after receiving assurances from the league...
struggling Detroit Cougars franchise. The Cougars were renamed the Detroit Red Wings upon Norris' acquisition of them.[citation needed] Calder was adamant...
most outstanding player in Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) Mervyn "Red" Dutton Trophy - CWUAA outstanding defenceman and the nominee for the CIS Defenceman...
was appointed a trustee of the Stanley Cup in 1984 on the nomination of RedDutton, succeeding Clarence Campbell. In 1985, he was appointed as Commissioner...
struggled to make the playoffs only making it in 1936. Under the ownership of RedDutton, the Americans made the playoffs in 1938 with a 19–18–11 record. Facing...
Square Garden in the bowl of the Stanley Cup after the 1940 victory or by RedDutton following the collapse of the New York Americans franchise. In the early...
game two and suffered torn shoulder ligaments and a chipped collarbone. RedDutton played a robust game for Calgary in a losing cause and Joliat and Billy...
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permanent home. The first board of governors included hockey executives RedDutton, Art Ross, Frank Sargent, and Lester Patrick; and journalists Abbie Coo...
of large defencemen in front of him, including Bullet Joe Simpson, "Red" Dutton, and Lionel Conacher. Coincidentally, Conacher grew up in the same Toronto...
notable: Dit Clapper (1947), Maurice Richard (1961), Ted Lindsay (1966), Red Kelly (1969), Terry Sawchuk (1971), Jean Beliveau (1972), Gordie Howe (1972)...
only other city to pull off this feat is Detroit, whose Tigers, Lions and Red Wings reigned over the pro sports scene in 1935. 1927–28 NHL season Diamond...
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