Dick Gamble

{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (1928–2018)}}

{{more references|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image = 1954 Topps Dick Gamble.JPG

| image_size = 200px

| position = Left wing

| played_for = Montreal Canadiens
Chicago Blackhawks
Toronto Maple Leafs

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 178

| birth_date = {{birth date|1928|11|16|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada

| death_date ={{death date and age|2018|3|22|1928|11|16}}

| death_place = Rochester, New York, U.S.

| career_start = 1946

| career_end = 1970

}}

Richard Frank Gamble (November 16, 1928 – March 22, 2018) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Black Hawks, and Toronto Maple Leafs between 1950 and 1967. His career, which lasted from 1949 to 1970, was mainly spent in the American Hockey League.{{Cite web |title=Dick Gamble (b.1928) Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com |url=https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=1831 |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=www.hockeydb.com}}

Gamble won the Stanley Cup in 1953 with the Montreal Canadiens.{{Cite web |title=NHL Records |url=https://records.nhl.com/playoff-summary/stanley-cup-winner?season=19521953 |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=records.nhl.com}} He won the Calder Cup with the Rochester Americans in 1965, 1966, and 1968. During the 1967-1968 AHL Season, he led the league in scoring and won the Les Cunningham Award.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/article-dick-gamble-89-was-the-model-for-the-tin-players-in-a-famous-table/|title = Dick Gamble, 89, was the model for the tin players in a famous table-top hockey game}}{{Cite web |title=LES CUNNINGHAM AWARD – AHL Hall of Fame |url=https://ahlhalloffame.com/les-cunningham-award |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=ahlhalloffame.com}}

He served as the Americans player-coach in 1968–69 AHL Season. He retired as a player early in the 1969–70 AHL Season. Midway through the 1970-1971 AHL Season, he was replaced as Coach by Doug Adam.

The Americans retired Gamble's number 9 jersey along with Jody Gage. Gage broke Gamble's team scoring records while wearing number 9.{{Cite web |last=Roth |first=Leo |title=Roth: The Amerks Legend of No. 9 |url=https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/2016/01/15/dick-gamble-jody-gage-rochester-amerks-leo-roth/78648940/ |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=Democrat and Chronicle |language=en-US}}

Gamble died at the age of 89 in 2018 from congestive heart failure.{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2018/03/23/dick-gamble-stanley-cup-champion-and-ahl-star-dies-at-89/33211717/ |title=Dick Gamble, Stanley Cup champ and AHL star, dies at 89 |publisher=Usatoday.com |date=March 23, 2018 |accessdate=December 7, 2019 }}