Jim Dorey

Robert James Dorey (born August 17, 1947) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played over 650 professional games in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA). Dorey was a defenceman who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers in the NHL. He also had a long career in the WHA playing for New England Whalers, Toronto Toros and Quebec Nordiques and played on two Avco World Trophy winning teams.

Pro career

Dorey made his NHL debut with the Maple Leafs on October 16, 1968 in a game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, during which he received 48 penalty minutes, an NHL single-game record at the time. His rugged, aggressive style made him as a Leaf mainstay for the next four seasons. The New York Rangers acquired him for Pierre Jarry late in the 1971–72 season, when Maple Leaf management suspected he might be about to jump to the fledgling WHA. Dorey played just one regular season game with the Rangers before suffering a separated shoulder. He returned to play in game six of the 1972 Stanley Cup Finals. That summer he signed with the WHA's New England Whalers and made the WHA All-Star Team on the Second Team. Dorey became a WHA star for the entire seven seasons of the league's existence.

After his retirement he coached the Kingston Canadians of the Ontario Hockey League. He was inducted into the Kingston and District Sports Hall of Fame.

Dorey ended his career as an Allstate Insurance agent in his hometown, and retired in March 2008. He later opened his own insurance brokerage in Kingston.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1963–64 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA 21 1 0 1 4 — — — — — 1965–66 London Nationals OHA 47 5 20 25 168 — — — — — 1966–67 London Nationals OHA 48 8 41 49 196 6 2 7 9 24 1967–68 Phoenix Roadrunners WHL 4 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1967–68 Tulsa Oilers CPHL 35 4 24 28 81 11 3 5 8 15 1967–68 Rochester Americans AHL 20 0 3 3 16 — — — — — 1968–69 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 61 8 22 30 200 4 0 1 1 21 1969–70 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 46 6 11 17 99 — — — — — 1970–71 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 74 7 22 29 198 6 0 1 1 19 1971–72 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 50 4 19 23 56 — — — — — 1971-72 New York Rangers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1972–73 New England Whalers WHA 75 7 56 63 95 15 3 16 19 41 1973–74 New England Whalers WHA 77 6 40 46 134 6 0 6 6 26 1974–75 New England Whalers WHA 31 5 17 22 43 — — — — — 1974–75 Toronto Toros WHA 43 11 23 34 69 6 2 6 8 2 1975–76 Toronto Toros WHA 74 9 51 60 134 — — — — — 1976–77 Quebec Nordiques WHA 73 13 34 47 102 10 0 2 2 28 1977–78 Quebec Nordiques WHA 26 1 9 10 23 11 0 3 3 34 1977–78 Philadelphia Firebirds AHL 5 0 1 1 6 — — — — — 1978–79 Quebec Nordiques WHA 32 0 2 2 17 3 0 0 0 0 1980–81 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 21 0 7 7 30 — — — — — WHA totals 431 52 232 284 617 51 5 33 38 131 NHL totals 232 25 74 99 553 11 0 2 2 40