Robert James Dorey (born August 17, 1947) is a Canadian former professional

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player who played over 650 professional games in the

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(NHL) and

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(WHA). Dorey was a

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who played for the

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and

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in the NHL. He also had a long career in the WHA playing for

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and

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and played on two

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winning teams. Dorey made his NHL debut with the Maple Leafs on October 16, 1968 in a game against the

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, during which he received 48 penalty minutes, an NHL single-game record at the time. His rugged, aggressive style made him as a Leaf mainstay for the next four seasons. The New York Rangers acquired him for

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late in the 1971–72 season, when Maple Leaf management suspected he might be about to jump to the fledgling WHA. Dorey played just one regular season game with the Rangers before suffering a

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. He returned to play in game six of the

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. That summer he signed with the WHA's New England Whalers. Dorey became a WHA star for the entire seven seasons of the league's existence. After his retirement he coached the

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of the

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. He was inducted into the Kingston and District Sports Hall of Fame. Dorey ended his career as an

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agent in his hometown, and retired in March 2008. More recently, he opened his own insurance brokerage in Kingston.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dorey, Jim 1947 births Living people Canadian ice hockey defencemen Canadian ice hockey coaches Ice hockey people from Ontario Kingston Canadians coaches London Nationals players New England Whalers players New Haven Nighthawks players New York Rangers players Niagara Falls Flyers (1960–1972) players Philadelphia Firebirds (AHL) players Phoenix Roadrunners (WHL) players Quebec Nordiques (WHA) players Rochester Americans players Sportspeople from Kingston, Ontario Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks Toronto Maple Leafs players Toronto Toros players Tulsa Oilers (1964–1984) players