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Dit Clapper was born on 9 February, 1907 in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada, is a Canadian ice hockey player. Discover Dit Clapper's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 71 years old?

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Age 71 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 9 February 1907
Birthday 9 February
Birthplace Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
Date of death 1978
Died Place Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Nationality Canada

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Dit Clapper Height, Weight & Measurements

At 71 years old, Dit Clapper height is 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) and Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb).

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Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.

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Dit Clapper Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Dit Clapper worth at the age of 71 years old? Dit Clapper’s income source is mostly from being a successful player. He is from Canada. We have estimated Dit Clapper's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1907

Aubrey Victor "Dit" Clapper (February 9, 1907 – January 20, 1978) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player.

Clapper played his entire professional career for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL).

1925

Clapper started his hockey career at age 13, playing minor hockey in Oshawa, and going on to play with the junior league Toronto Parkdale club of the Ontario Hockey Association in 1925, scoring a goal in the team's Memorial Cup run that season.

The following season he turned professional, playing for the Boston Tigers of the Canadian-American Hockey League.

1927

The Boston Bruins bought Clapper's contract from the Tigers in 1927.

Hitherto a defenceman, Bruins' coach Art Ross decided to try Clapper at right wing, and the experiment stuck.

He scored his first NHL goal—ten seconds into his first shift —in the season opener against the Chicago Black Hawks.

The following season, Ross teamed Clapper up with Cooney Weiland and Dutch Gainor to form the renowned Dynamite Line, one of the first named forward lines in history.

The Bruins won the American Division that season and went on to their first Stanley Cup championship, with Clapper scoring the winning goal in the first game of their best-of-three series with the New York Rangers.

1930

The right wing on the powerful "Dynamite Line"—one of the first forward combinations to receive a nickname in hockey history—along with linemates Cooney Weiland and Dutch Gainor, he contributed to the breaking of several scoring records in the 1930s.

Towards the end of his career, he was named player-coach of the Bruins, and held the coaching position after his retirement as a player.

Aubrey Clapper, son of Bill Clapper, was raised in Hastings, Ontario.

Clapper was given his nickname at an early age when he would lisp his name, the result coming out "Dit."

In the 1930 season, the league considerably liberalized the passing rules, effectively eliminating offsides.

1931

Clapper married Lorraine Pratt of Vancouver in April 1931.

While Clapper kept his production high in the 1931 season, Gainor's scoring fell off badly, and the Dynamite Line was broken up at season's end.

Clapper's 22 goals were good for eighth in the league, and he was named Second team all-star at right wing at year's end, the first season such All-Stars were named.

The following year Clapper—with Bud Cook replacing the traded Gainor on his line with Weiland—was named team captain and again finished eighth in league scoring, but an injury-riddled Bruins' team fell into last place and out of the playoffs.

1933

While Weiland was dealt to Ottawa for the 1933 season, the Bruins purchased Montreal Maroons star Nels Stewart and paired him with Clapper to form a powerful offensive unit that led the Bruins back to a division championship.

1937

The largest forward of his era at 6′2″ and 200 lbs, Clapper was a notably peaceful player who nonetheless was involved in an unusual incident in the 1937 Stanley Cup playoffs against the Montreal Maroons.

Highsticking Maroon Dave Trottier twice in the head, referee Clarence Campbell (the future NHL president) called Clapper a profane name, and Clapper knocked the referee to the ice with a single punch.

Speculation was heavy that Clapper's punishment would be severe, but Campbell himself pleaded Clapper's case, stating that he felt he had provoked the Bruin into the blow; Clapper received only a $100 fine for the incident.

1938

By 1938, Ross believed the Bruins needed an overhaul, and as part of it asked Clapper to move back to defence.

1939

Paired with perennial superstar Eddie Shore on the backline, the move proved highly successful, and Clapper was named a First Team NHL All-Star on defence in 1939, 1940 and 1941, leading the Bruins to Stanley Cup victories in 1939 and 1941.

1942

In February 1942, Clapper suffered a severed tendon in a collision with Toronto player Bingo Kampman and was done for the season.

It was feared he would be forced into retirement, but he came back next year and returned to form.

1944

During the 1944 season, Clapper broke Hooley Smith's career record for games played, holding the record until Maurice Richard surpassed him in 1957.

During the 1944 season, Clapper filled in as interim coach when Art Ross took ill.

1945

In 1945 Ross retired as Bruins' coach, retaining his general manager's position, and named Clapper as player-coach, the only one in team history.

1946

Hobbled by injuries and with his skills eroded, Clapper originally retired before the start of the 1946–47 season, but returned to play in November 1946 to replace the injured Jack Crawford in the Bruins' lineup.

1947

He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1947, the first Honoured Member to be living at the time of his induction.

Clapper was the first NHL player to play 20 seasons, and one of only two to be an All-Star at both forward and defence.

Clapper retained his team captaincy until his retirement as a player in 1947, ultimately serving as team captain for longer than any NHL player until Ray Bourque surpassed his total in the 1990s.

He played only sporadically thereafter, and retired for good on February 12, 1947.

Leading the Bruins to a 10–1 victory over the New York Rangers in his final game (in which Bill Cowley broke the league career scoring record), the Bruins further announced that day that his number #5 sweater would be retired, and the Hockey Hall of Fame immediately inducted him as an Honoured Member.

Clapper was the only active player ever to be inducted into the Hall, and at the time the only living Member inducted.

2017

The Stanley Cup champion Bruins took especial advantage, breaking many scoring records and recording the highest winning percentage the league would ever see, unsurpassed as of 2017.

Leading the charge was the Dynamite Line, as Weiland led the league in scoring, Clapper finishing third and Gainor finishing ninth; Clapper's goal total of 41 was the third most in league history at that time.

The Dynamite Line scored 102 of the Bruins' league record 179 goals, as many as last-place Pittsburgh managed.

While Clapper scored four goals in six playoff games, the Bruins were shocked in the Stanley Cup finals by the Montreal Canadiens in their best-of-three series.