Dick Decloe
Dick Decloe | |||
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Born |
Amsterdam, Netherlands | 20 May 1953||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
Weight | 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Hijs Hokij Den Haag Krefelder EV Kölner EC Düsseldorfer EG SC Bern | ||
National team |
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Playing career | 1973–1986 |
Dick Decloe (born 20 May 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. A Memorial Cup winner, Decloe spent most of his playing career as a top scorer in the first German Bundesliga. Decloe played international for the Netherlands at the 1980 Winter Olympics.
Decloe was a member of the 1973 Toronto Marlboros Memorial Cup championship team. He began his pro career with IJHC Den Haag of the Eredivisie in 1973. Decloe spent the next 8 seasons in the Bundesliga, 1974 to 1978 and 1980-81 with Krefeld Pinguine, 1978-79 with Cologne EC, and 1979–80 and 1981-82 with Düsseldorfer EG. He was the league's top point getter three times (1974–75, 1976–77, and 1980–81), top goal scorer four times (1974-5, 1975–76, 1976–77, and 1977–78). He was named to the league All-Star team for 1976-77.
Of Dutch ethnic descent, Decloe scored 5 points in 5 games at Lake Placid, as the Dutch finished in 8th place.
Dick Decloe currently resides in Canada and ran a successful hockey training programme in Oakville, Ontario, Canada until his retirement.[1] He was the warehouse manager for the Mississauga ReStore, part of Habitat for Humanity Halton-Mississauga, before retiring to Ottawa with his wife.
• B.Sc., Business Management – Boston University • NCAA Hockey Scholarship Boston University • Assistant Team Canada Coach...Spengler Cup 1993 • 21 Yrs. Player & Coach...European Pro Hockey 1973-94 • Voted "Best Foreign Player of the Decade" 1970-1980
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080119180032/http://www.decloehockeyacademy.info/. Archived from the original on 2008-01-19. Missing or empty
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External links
- Dick Decloe career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Decloe's career stats at eurohockey.net