Editing Dit Clapper (section)

==Achievements and facts==
*[[Stanley Cup]] winner in [[1929 Stanley Cup Finals|1929]], [[1939 Stanley Cup Finals|1939]], [[1941 Stanley Cup Finals|1941]], the most of any Bruins' player in history. <ref name="Northwest"/>
*[[NHL second All-Star team]]: [[1930–31 NHL season|1931]], [[1934–35 NHL season|1935]] as a right wing; [[1943–44 NHL season|1944]] as a defenceman
* [[NHL first All-Star team]]: [[1938–39 NHL season|1939]], [[1939–40 NHL season|1940]], [[1940–41 NHL season|1941]] all as a defenceman
* Won the [[Elizabeth C. Dufresne Trophy]] as most outstanding Bruins player in home games in [[1939–40 Boston Bruins season|1940]] and [[1940–41 Boston Bruins season|1941]].
* The first player in NHL history to play for 20 seasons, and one of only nine ([[Alex Delvecchio]], [[George Armstrong (ice hockey)|George Armstrong]], [[Henri Richard]], [[Jean Béliveau]], [[Ken Daneyko]], [[Nicklas Lidström]], [[Stan Mikita]] and [[Steve Yzerman]]) to do so with the same team.<ref name="Fischler"/>
* The last active NHL position player that played during the 1920s.
* At the time of his retirement, the NHL career leader in games played and seasons played.
* His #'''5''' [[Jersey number|Jersey]] was retired by the [[Boston Bruins]] on February 12, 1947.
* Inducted into the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] in 1947.
* Inducted into [[Canada's Sports Hall of Fame]] in 1975.
* In 1998, Clapper was ranked number 41 on ''[[The Hockey News]]''' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players of all time. ''"Clapper had a simple creed,"'' wrote The Hockey News. ''"He fought his heart out, bounced players around and took the same kind of punishment he dished out. That's what made him so popular with other players and fans throughout the NHL."''<ref name="HHOF2"/>
* Mentioned in the hockey [[cult film|cult movie]] ''[[Slap Shot (movie)|Slap Shot]]'' with [[Toe Blake]] and [[Eddie Shore]] as prime examples of "old time hockey."
* Former NHL defenceman [[Greg Theberge]] is Dit's grandson.<ref name="Greg"/>
* His game jersey from the night of his retirement is on display in the [[International Hockey Hall of Fame]]'s museum in [[Kingston, Ontario]].
* [[List of Boston Bruins award winners|Named One of the Top 100 Best Bruins Players of all Time]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-12 |title=Bruins Announce “Historic 100” Ahead of All-Centennial Team Reveal {{!}} Boston Bruins |url=https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/bruins-announce-historic-100-ahead-of-all-centennial-team-reveal |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=www.nhl.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[List of Boston Bruins award winners|Named to the Boston Bruins All-Centennial Team]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-13 |title=Bruins Announce All-Centennial Team {{!}} Boston Bruins |url=https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/bruins-announce-all-centennial-team |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=www.nhl.com |language=en}}</ref>