Dale Rolfe

Dale Rolfe
Rolfe in 1971
Born	(1940-04-30) April 30, 1940 (age 84) Timmins, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Boston Bruins Los Angeles Kings Detroit Red Wings New York Rangers
Playing career	1956–1975

Dale Roland Carl Rolfe (born April 30, 1940) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman. He played for four teams in the National Hockey League between 1960 and 1975. He spent his junior career with the Barrie Flyers through the 1956–57 and 1959–60 seasons. During the 1959–60 NHL season, Rolfe played three games with the Boston Bruins as well as two games with the Kingston Frontenacs of the EPHL.

Professional career

Rolfe then spent the 1960–61 and 1961–62 seasons with the Portland Buckaroos of the Western Hockey League. Rolfe then moved to the American Hockey League where he spent the next season with the Hershey Bears and the following four seasons with the Springfield Indians. In the 1967–68 season, he returned to the National Hockey League, playing for the Los Angeles Kings. He played for the Kings until he was traded to the Detroit Red Wings on February 20, 1970. Rolfe stayed with Detroit for the remainder of the 1969–70 season and the majority of the 1970–71 season before being traded to the New York Rangers for Jim Krulicki where he would spend the rest of his professional career, retiring after the 1974–75 NHL season.

Rolfe played a total of 509 NHL regular season games with 25 goals, 125 assists, and 556 penalty minutes.

He was recognized by opponents to be a smart defender who used tremendous reach and strength to play the puck or take a man out of the play.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1956–57	Barrie Flyers	OHA		52	18	16	34	37		3	0	0	0	2
1957–58	Barrie Flyers	OHA		50	5	22	27	83		4	0	0	0	8
1958–59	Barrie Flyers	OHA		44	9	25	34	132		6	1	4	5	24
1959–60	Barrie Flyers	OHA		48	8	39	47	127		6	1	6	7	25
1959–60	Boston Bruins	NHL		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1959–60	Kingston Frontenacs	EPHL		2	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1960–61	Portland Buckaroos	WHL		70	4	12	16	52		14	2	5	7	8
1961–62	Portland Buckaroos	WHL		70	7	15	22	65		7	1	2	3	8
1962–63	Hershey Bears	AHL		53	3	9	12	78		11	1	3	4	26
1963–64	Springfield Indians	AHL		71	2	16	18	103		—	—	—	—	—
1964–65	Springfield Indians	AHL		69	10	25	35	68		—	—	—	—	—
1965–66	Springfield Indians	AHL		71	5	27	32	94		6	0	1	1	16
1966–67	Springfield Indians	AHL		67	14	35	49	94		—	—	—	—	—
1967–68	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		68	3	13	16	84		7	0	1	1	14
1967–68	Springfield Indians	AHL		6	1	5	6	2		—	—	—	—	—
1968–69	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		75	3	19	22	85		10	0	4	4	8
1969–70	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		55	1	9	10	77		—	—	—	—	—
1969–70	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		20	2	9	11	12		4	0	2	2	8
1970–71	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		44	3	9	12	48		—	—	—	—	—
1970–71	New York Rangers	NHL		14	0	7	7	23		13	0	1	1	14
1971–72	New York Rangers	NHL		68	2	14	16	67		16	4	3	7	16
1972–73	New York Rangers	NHL		72	7	25	32	74		8	0	5	5	6
1973–74	New York Rangers	NHL		48	3	12	15	56		13	1	8	9	23
1974–75	New York Rangers	NHL		42	1	8	9	30		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				509	25	125	150	556		71	5	24	29	89

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database