18 Facts About Rick Dudley

1.

Richard Clarence Dudley was born on January 31,1949 and is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive, former coach and former player.

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2.

Rick Dudley is presently serving as a Senior Advisor for the Florida Panthers.

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3.

Rick Dudley has previously served as an executive with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Chicago Blackhawks, Atlanta Thrashers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens and Carolina Hurricanes.

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4.

Rick Dudley has served as a head coach in the National Hockey League, American Hockey League and International Hockey League.

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5.

Rick Dudley played in the World Hockey Association and in the National Hockey League.

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6.

Rick Dudley grew up playing hockey in his hometown of Port Credit, Ontario.

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7.

Rick Dudley played four seasons in the WHA for the Cincinnati Stingers.

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8.

Rick Dudley is a member of the Cincinnati Hockey Hall of Fame.

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9.

Rick Dudley played for the 1974 Rochester Golden Griffins of the National Lacrosse League in the off season, and it was as a professional playing two sports that he was once featured on the television game show, To Tell the Truth.

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10.

Rick Dudley originally planned on staying with the team for a few weeks to evaluate the team but realized if he left the team would fold and he decided not to leave.

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11.

Rick Dudley proposed that he would stay with the team and try to sell the franchise for Gusky and if that didn't work he would buy the team himself.

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12.

Rick Dudley re-branded the team from the Winston-Salem Thunderbirds to the Carolina Thunderbirds and the team began to improve.

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13.

Rick Dudley coached the team to three ACHL championships and another final appearance in four years.

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14.

On June 18,2009, Rick Dudley resigned from the Blackhawks in order to join the Atlanta Thrashers as Assistant GM.

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15.

Shortly after settling into his new position, when free agency began on July 1,2010, Rick Dudley aggressively pursued and obtained four players, including Dustin Byfuglien, Andrew Ladd, and an assistant coach, John Torchetti, from the 2010 Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks.

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16.

Rick Dudley was dismissed from the team when it moved to Winnipeg in 2011.

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17.

Rick Dudley was added to the Toronto Maple Leafs management team as Director of Player Personnel on June 24,2011.

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18.

In May of 2018, Rick Dudley joined the Carolina Hurricanes management team as a Senior Vice President of Hockey Operations, working with Don Waddell.

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