Jim Dorey

Robert James Dorey, born August 17, 1947, is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played over 650 professional games in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association. He made his NHL debut with the Toronto 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 a Maple Leaf mainstay over the next four seasons. The New York Rangers acquired him for Pierre Jarry late in the 1971–72 season, after Maple Leaf management suspected he might jump to the fledgling WHA. Dorey played just one regular-season game with the Rangers before suffering a separated shoulder, returning to play in game six of the 1972 Stanley Cup Finals. That summer he signed with the WHA's New England Whalers and was named to the WHA Second All-Star Team. In the WHA he also played for the Toronto Toros and Quebec Nordiques, and was a member of two Avco World Trophy winning teams.