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==Player-coach== During the [[1943β44 Boston Bruins season|1944 season]], Clapper filled in as interim coach when Art Ross took ill.<ref name="Vautour">{{cite book |title=The Bruins Book |last=Vautour |first=Kevin |year=1997 |publisher=ECW Press |location=Toronto |isbn=978-1-55022-334-7 |page=91 }}</ref> In [[1945β46 Boston Bruins season|1945]] Ross retired as Bruins' coach, retaining his general manager's position, and named Clapper as player-coach, the only one in team history.<ref name="McFarlane"/> Clapper retained his team captaincy until his retirement as a player in 1947, ultimately serving as [[Captain (ice hockey)|team captain]] for longer than any NHL player until [[Ray Bourque]] surpassed his total in the 1990s.<ref name="Vautour"/>
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