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'''Richard Robinson'''<ref name="death-notice"/> (January 10, 1878 – May 3, 1961) known as '''Dickie Boon''' was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[ice hockey]] [[forward (ice hockey)|forward]] and manager. He played for the [[Montreal Hockey Club]] (Montreal HC) of the [[Canadian Amateur Hockey League]] (CAHL) and the [[Montreal Wanderers]] of the [[Federal Amateur Hockey League]] (FAHL) in the early 1900s. He was a player on two [[Stanley Cup]] winning teams and managed the Wanderers to four Cup titles. Boon was uncle to [[Lucille Wheeler|Lucille Wheeler-Vaughan]], Canadian and world ski champion.<ref name="gazobit"/>
'''Richard Robinson Boon'''<ref name="death-notice"/> (January 10, 1878 – May 3, 1961) known as '''Dickie Boon''' was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[ice hockey]] [[forward (ice hockey)|forward]] and manager. He played for the [[Montreal Hockey Club]] (Montreal HC) of the [[Canadian Amateur Hockey League]] (CAHL) and the [[Montreal Wanderers]] of the [[Federal Amateur Hockey League]] (FAHL) in the early 1900s. He was a player on two [[Stanley Cup]] winning teams and managed the Wanderers to four Cup titles. Boon was uncle to [[Lucille Wheeler|Lucille Wheeler-Vaughan]], Canadian and world ski champion.<ref name="gazobit"/>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Born in Belleville, Ontario, one of seven children, four boys and three girls.<ref name="gazobit"/> Boon moved with his family to Montreal, where he became involved in several sports in his youth. He was a proficient speed skater, winning the 1892 Junior Amateur Championship. He was also involved in rowing and canoeing. The family home was on the present site of the Windsor train station in Montreal.<ref name="hhof-bio">{{cite web
Born in Belleville, Ontario, he was one of seven children, four boys and three girls.<ref name="gazobit"/> Boon moved with his family to Montreal, where he became involved in several sports in his youth. He was a proficient speed skater, winning the 1892 Junior Amateur Championship. He was also involved in rowing and canoeing. The family home was on the present site of the [[Windsor Station (Montreal)|Windsor train station]] in Montreal.<ref name="hhof-bio">{{cite web
| publisher = Hockey Hall of Fame
| publisher = Hockey Hall of Fame
| url = http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=p195201&type=Player&page=bio&list=ByName#photo
| url = http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=p195201&type=Player&page=bio&list=ByName#photo
| title = Dickie Boon - Biography
| title = Dickie Boon - Biography
| accessdate = September 9, 2010
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}}</ref> In 1897, he joined the Monarch Hockey Club. In 1900 he joined the [[Montreal Hockey Club]] of the [[Montreal Amateur Athletic Association]]'s junior club. The following year he was promoted to the senior team. He played the position of cover point, similar to today's defenceman. Considered to be 'fast and wiry', Boon is credited with being the first player to use the [[Checking (ice hockey)|poke check]], which he used to great success in stopping opposing forwards.<ref name="hhof-bio"/>
}}</ref> In 1897, he joined the Monarch Hockey Club. In 1900 he joined the [[Montreal Hockey Club]] of the [[Montreal Amateur Athletic Association]]'s junior club. The following year he was promoted to the senior team. He played the position of cover point, similar to today's [[defenceman]]. Considered to be 'fast and wiry', Boon is credited with being the first player to use the [[Checking (ice hockey)|poke check]], which he used to great success in stopping opposing forwards.<ref name="hhof-bio"/>
[[File:Dickie Boon.jpg|thumb|left|145px|Boon with the [[Montreal Wanderers]].]]

Boon was the captain of the two-time [[Stanley Cup]]-winning Montreal HC teams of 1902 and 1903 which had several other future Hall of Famers including [[Jimmy Gardner (ice hockey)|Jimmy Gardner]], [[Tommy Phillips]] and [[Jack Marshall (ice hockey)|Jack Marshall]]. He was effective despite being the smallest player on the team. Like many other members of the team dubbed the "Little Men of Iron",<ref name="hhof-bio"/> Boon left Montreal HC in December 1903 to found the [[Montreal Wanderers]] in the new [[Federal Amateur Hockey League]] (FAHL). He played with the club until 1905. At that point, professionalism was taking hold in hockey and Boon dropped out of playing hockey after the objections of his parents to him becoming a professional. He then turned to management of the Wanderers and he managed the club until 1916.<ref name="hhof-bio"/> He led the Wanderers to four Stanley Cup titles in 1906, 1907, 1908, and 1910 as Manager. Although Boon was a multiple winner of the Stanley Cup, he was not happy with it interfering in the season of play. In 1903, he was quoted as saying: "The Cup is far from beneficial to the game, it is detrimental."<ref>{{Cite book
Boon was the captain of the two-time [[Stanley Cup]]-winning Montreal HC teams of 1902 and 1903 which had several other future Hall of Famers including [[Jimmy Gardner (ice hockey)|Jimmy Gardner]], [[Tommy Phillips]] and [[Jack Marshall (ice hockey)|Jack Marshall]]. He was effective despite being the smallest player on the team. Like many other members of the team dubbed the "Little Men of Iron",<ref name="hhof-bio"/> Boon left Montreal HC in December 1903 to found the [[Montreal Wanderers]] in the new [[Federal Amateur Hockey League]] (FAHL). He played with the club until 1905. At that point, professionalism was taking hold in hockey and Boon dropped out of playing hockey after the objections of his parents to him becoming a professional. He then turned to management of the Wanderers and he managed the club until 1916.<ref name="hhof-bio"/> He led the Wanderers to four Stanley Cup titles in 1906, 1907, 1908, and 1910 as Manager. Although Boon was a multiple winner of the Stanley Cup, he was not happy with it interfering in the season of play. In 1903, he was quoted as saying: "The Cup is far from beneficial to the game, it is detrimental."<ref>{{Cite book
| title = Hockey's most wanted: the top 10 book of wicked slapshots, bruising goons, and ice oddities
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In 1910, Boon, along with Jimmy Gardner was instrumental in setting up the [[National Hockey Association]] (NHA) (predecessor of today's [[National Hockey League]] (NHL)) when the Wanderers were refused entry into the new Canadian Hockey Association (CHA), along with Renfrew. Gardner, Boon and Ambrose O'Brien conceived of founding the NHA on the spot, after the CHA had met to expel the Wanderers and in the same hotel, the Hotel Windsor in Montreal. The NHA would be innovative in making professional hockey more business-like.
In 1910, Boon, along with Jimmy Gardner was instrumental in setting up the [[National Hockey Association]] (NHA) (predecessor of today's [[National Hockey League]] (NHL)) when the Wanderers were refused entry into the new Canadian Hockey Association (CHA), along with Renfrew. Gardner, Boon and Ambrose O'Brien conceived of founding the NHA on the spot, after the CHA had met to expel the Wanderers and in the same hotel, the [[Windsor Hotel (Montreal)|Windsor Hotel]] in Montreal. The NHA would be innovative in making professional hockey more business-like.


In 1924, Boon was approached by James Strachan, former owner of the Wanderers and part-owner of the new [[Montreal Maroons|Montreal Hockey Club]] franchise entering the [[National Hockey League]] to negotiate the use of the name "Wanderers" for the new team. The negotiations were unsuccessful and the team was instead nameless, until the nickname "Maroons" came into use, after the colour of their sweaters.<ref>{{Cite book
In 1924, Boon was approached by James Strachan, former owner of the Wanderers and part-owner of the new [[Montreal Maroons|Montreal Hockey Club]] franchise entering the [[National Hockey League]] to negotiate the use of the name "Wanderers" for the new team. The negotiations were unsuccessful and the team was instead nameless, until the nickname "Maroons" came into use, after the colour of their sweaters.<ref>{{Cite book
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==After hockey==
==After hockey==
After retiring from playing hockey, Boon became a co-founder of the Boon-Strachan Coal business. After leaving the ice for good, he took up curling and golf.<ref name="hhof-bio"/> He was a long-time member of the Outremont Curling Club and the Club's Boon Trophy was named after him.<ref name="gazobit"/> In 1954, he was named one of Montreal's outstanding sportsmen by the Sportsmen's Association of Montreal.<ref name="hhof-bio"/>
After retiring from playing hockey, Boon became a co-founder of the Boon-Strachan Coal business, and he took up [[curling]] and golf.<ref name="hhof-bio"/> He was a long-time member of the Outremont Curling Club and the Club's Boon Trophy was named after him.<ref name="gazobit"/> In 1954, he was named one of Montreal's outstanding sportsmen by the Sportsmen's Association of Montreal.<ref name="hhof-bio"/>


He died at his [[Outremont, Quebec]] home on May 3, 1961 after being in poor health for several months. He had continued to curl until 1959 when he was injured in a golf cart accident that fractured his pelvis.<ref>{{cite news
He died at his [[Outremont, Quebec]], home on May 3, 1961, after being in poor health for several months. He had continued to curl until 1959, when he was injured in a golf cart accident that fractured his pelvis.<ref>{{cite news
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}}</ref> He had continued playing golf until the fall of 1960 not long before his death. Boon was survived by his widow Kathleen Fitzgerald.<ref name="death-notice">{{Citation
}}</ref> He continued playing golf until the fall of 1960 not long before his death. Boon was survived by his widow Kathleen Fitzgerald.<ref name="death-notice">{{Citation
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'''Source:''' Hockey Hall of Fame<ref>{{cite web
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| title = Dickie Boon: Statistics, Awards & Career
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Latest revision as of 18:21, 29 October 2023

Dickie Boon
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1952
Born (1878-01-10)January 10, 1878
Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Died May 3, 1961(1961-05-03) (aged 83)
Outremont, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight 130 lb (59 kg; 9 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Played for Montreal Wanderers
Montreal HC
Playing career 1899–1906

Richard Robinson Boon[1] (January 10, 1878 – May 3, 1961) known as Dickie Boon was a Canadian ice hockey forward and manager. He played for the Montreal Hockey Club (Montreal HC) of the Canadian Amateur Hockey League (CAHL) and the Montreal Wanderers of the Federal Amateur Hockey League (FAHL) in the early 1900s. He was a player on two Stanley Cup winning teams and managed the Wanderers to four Cup titles. Boon was uncle to Lucille Wheeler-Vaughan, Canadian and world ski champion.[2]

Early life

[edit]

Born in Belleville, Ontario, he was one of seven children, four boys and three girls.[2] Boon moved with his family to Montreal, where he became involved in several sports in his youth. He was a proficient speed skater, winning the 1892 Junior Amateur Championship. He was also involved in rowing and canoeing. The family home was on the present site of the Windsor train station in Montreal.[3]

Hockey career

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In 1894, at the age of 16, Boon began playing organized hockey with the "Young Crystals" at the old Crystal Rink in Montreal with another Hall of Famer, Mike Grant.[4] In 1897, he joined the Monarch Hockey Club. In 1900 he joined the Montreal Hockey Club of the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association's junior club. The following year he was promoted to the senior team. He played the position of cover point, similar to today's defenceman. Considered to be 'fast and wiry', Boon is credited with being the first player to use the poke check, which he used to great success in stopping opposing forwards.[3]

Boon with the Montreal Wanderers.

Boon was the captain of the two-time Stanley Cup-winning Montreal HC teams of 1902 and 1903 which had several other future Hall of Famers including Jimmy Gardner, Tommy Phillips and Jack Marshall. He was effective despite being the smallest player on the team. Like many other members of the team dubbed the "Little Men of Iron",[3] Boon left Montreal HC in December 1903 to found the Montreal Wanderers in the new Federal Amateur Hockey League (FAHL). He played with the club until 1905. At that point, professionalism was taking hold in hockey and Boon dropped out of playing hockey after the objections of his parents to him becoming a professional. He then turned to management of the Wanderers and he managed the club until 1916.[3] He led the Wanderers to four Stanley Cup titles in 1906, 1907, 1908, and 1910 as Manager. Although Boon was a multiple winner of the Stanley Cup, he was not happy with it interfering in the season of play. In 1903, he was quoted as saying: "The Cup is far from beneficial to the game, it is detrimental."[5]

In 1910, Boon, along with Jimmy Gardner was instrumental in setting up the National Hockey Association (NHA) (predecessor of today's National Hockey League (NHL)) when the Wanderers were refused entry into the new Canadian Hockey Association (CHA), along with Renfrew. Gardner, Boon and Ambrose O'Brien conceived of founding the NHA on the spot, after the CHA had met to expel the Wanderers and in the same hotel, the Windsor Hotel in Montreal. The NHA would be innovative in making professional hockey more business-like.

In 1924, Boon was approached by James Strachan, former owner of the Wanderers and part-owner of the new Montreal Hockey Club franchise entering the National Hockey League to negotiate the use of the name "Wanderers" for the new team. The negotiations were unsuccessful and the team was instead nameless, until the nickname "Maroons" came into use, after the colour of their sweaters.[6]

After hockey

[edit]

After retiring from playing hockey, Boon became a co-founder of the Boon-Strachan Coal business, and he took up curling and golf.[3] He was a long-time member of the Outremont Curling Club and the Club's Boon Trophy was named after him.[2] In 1954, he was named one of Montreal's outstanding sportsmen by the Sportsmen's Association of Montreal.[3]

He died at his Outremont, Quebec, home on May 3, 1961, after being in poor health for several months. He had continued to curl until 1959, when he was injured in a golf cart accident that fractured his pelvis.[7] He continued playing golf until the fall of 1960 not long before his death. Boon was survived by his widow Kathleen Fitzgerald.[1][2] He was later buried at Mount Royal Cemetery in Montreal.[1]

Career statistics

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    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1899–1900 Montreal HC CAHL 8 2 0 2 0 — — — — —
1900–01 Montreal HC CAHL 7 3 0 3 0 — — — — —
1901–02 Montreal HC CAHL 8 2 0 2 6 — — — — —
1901–02 Montreal HC St-Cup — — — — — 3 0 0 0 3
1902–03 Montreal HC CAHL 7 3 0 3 6 — — — — —
1902–03 Montreal HC St-Cup — — — — — 4 0 0 0 10
1903–04 Montreal Wanderers FAHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1904–05 Montreal Wanderers FAHL 8 0 0 0 6 — — — — —
CAHL totals 30 10 0 10 12 — — — — —
FAHL totals 12 0 0 0 6 — — — — —

Source: Hockey Hall of Fame[8]

Awards and achievements

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  • 1952 – Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame[3]
  • 1954 – Named one of Montreal's outstanding sportsmen by the Sportsmen's Association of Montreal[3]

References

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Notes
  1. ^ a b c "Death Notice", Montreal Gazette, p. 46
  2. ^ a b c d "Stanley Cup Star, Curler, Golfer Colorful Dickie Boon Dies at Age 83". Montreal Gazette. May 4, 1961. p. 31.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Dickie Boon - Biography". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
  4. ^ Fischler, Stan (2003). Who's Who In Hockey. Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 36.
  5. ^ Conner, Floyd (2002). Hockey's most wanted: the top 10 book of wicked slapshots, bruising goons, and ice oddities. Brasseys. p. 157.
  6. ^ Holzman, Morey; Neuforth, Joseph (2002). Deceptions and doublecross: how the NHL conquered hockey. Dundurn Press Ltd. pp. 266–267.
  7. ^ DeGeer, Vern (March 2, 1961). "Good Morning". Montreal Gazette. p. 28.
  8. ^ "Dickie Boon: Statistics, Awards & Career". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
Bibliography
  • Diamond, Dan; Romain, Joseph (1988). The Hockey Hall of Fame: the official history of the game and its greatest stars. Toronto, Ontario: Doubleday Canada Ltd. ISBN 0-385-25188-2.
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