Editing Red Dutton (section)

==Playing career==
[[File:1924 Calgary Tigers.jpg|thumb|right|The Calgary Tigers pose in Montreal prior to the 1924 Stanley Cup Finals. Dutton is in the front row, second from the left.|alt=Twelve men pose on the steps in front of a building. They are wearing suits, long jackets and hats.]]
Dutton joined the Calgary Canadians of Alberta's [[Big-4 League]] for the 1920–21 season,<ref name="LOHBio" /> then moved onto the [[Calgary Tigers]] of the [[Western Canada Hockey League]] (WCHL) in [[1921–22 WCHL season|1921–22]] where he scored 16 goals and 21 points in 22 games.<ref name="LOHStats">{{cite web |url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=p195805&page=statsawards&list=ByName#photo |title=Red Dutton statistics |publisher=Hockey Hall of Fame |access-date=November 26, 2010}}</ref> Two seasons later, in [[1923–24 WCHL season|1923–24]], Dutton and the Tigers won the WCHL championship. He assisted on the championship winning goal in a 2–0 victory over the [[Regina Capitals]] by carrying the puck the length of the ice before passing to [[Cully Wilson]] who scored.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tigers are western Canada hockey champions |work=Calgary Herald |date=March 8, 1924 |page=20}}</ref> The team then defeated the [[Pacific Coast Hockey Association]]'s [[Vancouver Maroons]] before losing to the [[Montreal Canadiens]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) in the [[1924 Stanley Cup Finals]].<ref name="BlazeMag" />

Named a WCHL first team all-star on defence in 1922 and 1923,<ref name="OGHHOF">{{cite book |last1=Duplacey |first1=James |last2=Zweig |first2=Eric |title=Official Guide to the Players of the Hockey Hall of Fame |publisher=Firefly Books |year=2010 |isbn=978-1-55407-662-8 |page=[https://archive.org/details/officialguidetop00/page/147 147] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/officialguidetop00/page/147 }}</ref> Dutton played five seasons for the Tigers.  Known for his aggressive, physical style, he led the team in [[penalty (ice hockey)|penalty minutes]] in each of those five years,<ref name="BlazeMag" /> and the league in [[1921–22 WCHL season|1921–22]] and [[1923–24 WCHL season|1923–24]].<ref name="OGHHOF" /> Financial pressures forced the Western League to sell its interests to the NHL following the [[1925–26 WHL season|1925–26 season]],<ref>{{cite news |title=West unable to withstand financial pressure in effort to retain hockey |work=Calgary Herald |date=May 6, 1926 |page=17}}</ref> and having suffered a serious knee injury during the season, Dutton was left unsure of his future.<ref name="OCStampede" />

Nonetheless, his rights were sold to the [[Montreal Maroons]],<ref name="LOHStats" /> and he made his NHL debut on November 20, 1926 against the Canadiens.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SI4uAAAAIBAJ&sjid=94sFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6521,2831157 |title=Bumper crowd as Canadiens battle Maroons tonight |work=Montreal Gazette |date=November 20, 1926 |access-date=November 26, 2010 |page=22}}</ref> Dutton played four seasons with the Maroons, scoring 15 goals and 41 points.<ref name="LOHStats" /> He played in the [[Stanley Cup]] Finals for the second time in his career in [[1927–28 NHL season|1927–28]], but the Maroons lost the best-of-five [[1928 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup Finals]] three games to two.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Pm8tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9YsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6497,2055650 |title=N.Y. Rangers took Stanley Cup and hockey laurels |work=Montreal Gazette |date=April 16, 1928 |access-date=November 28, 2010 |page=16}}</ref>  He led the league in penalty minutes the following season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/top_league.php?lid=nhl1927&sid=1929&leaguenm=NHL |title=1928–29 NHL leaders |publisher=The Internet Hockey Database |access-date=November 28, 2010}}</ref>

Dutton was the subject of trade talks between the Maroons and the [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] following the [[1928–29 NHL season]]. The teams had been negotiating to send [[Marvin Wentworth|Cyclone Wentworth]] to Montreal in exchange for Dutton and [[Babe Siebert]] before the Black Hawks purchased the contract of [[Taffy Abel]], which ended the Hawks pursuit of Dutton.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZcNcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=71gNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5207,6093406 |title=Black Hawks land Abel from Rangers |work=Providence Evening Tribune |date=April 17, 1929 |access-date=November 26, 2010 |page=11}}</ref> The Maroons continued to make him available, with the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] showing interest following the [[1929–30 NHL season|1929–30 season]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lRsvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ONsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5964,10305704 |title=Pittsburgh Pirates are sold to Cleveland hockey concern |work=Ottawa Citizen |date=May 12, 1930 |access-date=November 26, 2010 |page=10}}</ref> Finally, he was sold to the [[New York Americans]] along with [[Mike Neville (ice hockey)|Mike Neville]], [[Hap Emms]] and [[Frank Carson (ice hockey)|Frank Carson]] for $35,000.<ref name="LOHStats" />

At first distraught at leaving Montreal, Dutton quickly adapted to playing in New York.<ref name="RLPColeman" /> He maintained his aggressive style of play with the Americans, again leading the league in penalties in [[1931–32 NHL season|1931–32]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/top_league.php?lid=nhl1927&sid=1932&leaguenm=NHL |title=1931–32 NHL statistics |access-date=November 28, 2010}}</ref> Despite his fiery temper, Dutton became one of the most popular players in New York amongst both the fans and his fellow players.<ref name="NYT1961">{{cite news |last=Daley |first=Arthur |title=The flamboyant redhead |work=New York Times |date=May 21, 1961}}</ref> He was not able to turn the Americans' fortunes on the ice around, however, as the team failed to qualify for the playoffs in his first five seasons with the team.<ref name="LOHStats" />

Dutton was named the coach of the Americans for the [[1935–36 NHL season]], and in doing so became the second player-coach in NHL history.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6tMgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6WoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5190,2232427 |title=Red Dutton is new manager of Americans |work=Lewiston Daily Sun |date=April 24, 1935 |access-date=November 28, 2010 |page=18}}</ref> Under his leadership, the Americans finished third in the [[Canadian Division (NHL)|Canadian Division]] with a 16–25–7 record and qualified for the postseason.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/standings.htm?season=19351936&type=DIV |title=1935–36 regular season standings |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=November 28, 2010}}</ref> The Americans then went on to defeat the Black Hawks 7–5 in a two-game, total-goal series to face the Maple Leafs in the league semi-final series.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lH8tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=I5kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2694,3522672 |title=Red Dutton surprised |work=Montreal Gazette |date=March 28, 1936 |access-date=November 28, 2010 |page=16}}</ref> Dutton was unable to play parts of the series against Toronto due to a hip injury,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ng8_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=jk4MAAAAIBAJ&pg=2422%2C490404 |title=Another spurt wins for Leafs |work=Windsor Daily Star |date=March 28, 1936 |access-date=November 26, 2010}}</ref> and the Americans lost the best-of-three series two games to one.<ref>{{Cite book|last=McFarlane |first=Brian |year=1990|title=100 Years of Hockey|isbn=0-929091-26-4|publisher=Summerhill Press |page=34}}</ref>  Dutton retired as a player following the season and turned his focus to coaching full-time.<ref name="OCStampede" />