Dick Cherry

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image =

| image_size = 180px

| position = Defence

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 195

| played_for = Boston Bruins
Philadelphia Flyers

| birth_date = {{birth date|1937|3|28}}

| birth_place = Kingston, Ontario, Canada

| death_date = {{death date and age|2025|3|6|1937|3|28}}

| death_place =

| career_start = 1957

| career_end = 1971

}}

Richard John Cherry (March 28, 1937 – March 6, 2025) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers between 1956 and 1970. He was the brother of media personality Don Cherry.

Playing career

Born in Kingston, Ontario, Cherry played junior hockey for the Barrie Flyers, then professional hockey for the Boston Bruins for the 1956–57 season. After one season, Cherry played for various minor league teams, including two seasons for the Kingston Frontenacs of the Eastern Professional Hockey League. Cherry retired in 1963 to teach high school in Kingston. In the 1968–69 season, Cherry returned to the NHL to play for the Philadelphia Flyers, where he remained for two years. He played 145 NHL games, six with the Boston Bruins and 139 with the Philadelphia Flyers.

Death

Cherry died on March 6, 2025, at the age of 87.{{cite web|title=Dick Cherry remembered as 'true gentleman and an inspiration'|url=https://www.thewhig.com/opinion/dick-cherry-remembered-as-true-gentleman-and-an-inspiration|date=March 9, 2025|last=Kennedy|first=Patrick|publisher=The Kingston Whig-Standard|access-date=March 9, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://chl.ca/ohl-frontenacs/article/the-kingston-frontenacs-organization-mourns-the-loss-of-dick-cherry/|title=The Kingston Frontenacs organization mourns the loss of Dick Cherry|website=CHL.ca|date=March 7, 2025|access-date=March 10, 2025}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! colspan="5"\|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! colspan="5"\|Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
1955–56 \| Barrie Flyers \| OHA \| 48	18	32	50	69 \| 18	1	3	4	19
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1956–57 \| Barrie Flyers \| OHA \| 52	15	30	45	42 \| 3	1	0	1	6
1956–57 \| Boston Bruins \| NHL \| 6	0	0	0	4 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1957–58 \| Quebec Aces \| QHL \| 47	3	15	18	27 \| —	—	—	—	—
1957–58 \| Springfield Indians \| AHL \| 12	0	0	0	6 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1958–59 \| Providence Reds \| AHL \| 65	2	9	11	66 \| —	—	—	—	—
1959–60 \| Providence Reds \| AHL \| 71	5	13	18	52 \| 5	0	0	0	4
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1960–61 \| Providence Reds \| AHL \| 68	2	20	22	66 \| —	—	—	—	—
1961–62 \| Kingston Frontenacs \| EPHL \| 43	11	24	35	29 \| 10	4	3	7	9
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1962–63 \| Kingston Frontenacs \| EPHL \| 53	28	32	60	10 \| 5	6	3	9	0
1965–66 \| Kingston Aces \| OHA Sr \| 25	20	27	47	27 \| 11	11	10	21	4
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1966–67 \| Oklahoma City Blazers \| CHL \| 69	8	25	33	86 \| 11	1	4	5	13
1968–69 \| Philadelphia Flyers \| NHL \| 71	9	6	15	18 \| 4	1	0	1	4
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1969–70 \| Philadelphia Flyers \| NHL \| 68	3	4	7	23 \| —	—	—	—	—
1970–71 \| Oklahoma City Blazers \| CHL \| 64	14	50	64	44 \| 5	0	6	6	4
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1971–72 \| Kingston Aces \| OHA Sr \| 21	3	14	17	27 \| —	—	—	—	—
1972–73 \| Kingston Aces \| OHA Sr \| 41	10	33	43	14 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1974–75 \| Napanee Comets \| OHA Sr \| 21	3	14	17	27 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| AHL totals ! 216 !! 9 !! 42 !! 51 !! 190 ! 11 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 4
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| NHL totals ! 145 !! 12 !! 10 !! 22 !! 45 ! 4 !! 1 !! 0 !! 1 !! 4