| Position: | Left wing |
| Played For: | Montreal Canadiens Chicago Blackhawks Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lb: | 178 |
| Birth Date: | November 16, 1928 |
| Birth Place: | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Death Place: | Rochester, New York, U.S. |
| Career Start: | 1946 |
| Career End: | 1970 |
Richard Frank Gamble (November 16, 1928 – March 22, 2018) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Black Hawks, and Toronto Maple Leafs between 1950 and 1967. His career, which lasted from 1949 to 1970, was mainly spent in the American Hockey League. [1]
Gamble won the Stanley Cup in 1953 with the Montreal Canadiens.[2] He won the Calder Cup with the Rochester Americans in 1965, 1966, and 1968. During the 1967-1968 AHL Season, he led the league in scoring and won the Les Cunningham Award.[3] [4]
He served as the Americans player-coach in 1968–69 AHL Season. He retired as a player early in the 1969–70 AHL Season. Midway through the 1970-1971 AHL Season, he was replaced as Coach by Doug Adam.
The Americans retired Gamble's number 9 jersey along with Jody Gage. Gage broke Gamble's team scoring records while wearing number 9.[5]
Gamble died at the age of 89 in 2018 from congestive heart failure.[6]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1944–45 | Moncton Bruins | NBJHL | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 9 | 34 | 2 | ||
| 1945–46 | Moncton Bruins | NBJHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 1945–46 | Saint John Pontiacs | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 1945–46 | Halifax St. Mary's | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1946–47 | Oshawa Generals | OHA | 24 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1947–48 | Oshawa Generals | OHA | 34 | 31 | 16 | 47 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1948–49 | Oshawa Generals | OHA | 46 | 39 | 23 | 62 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1949–50 | Quebec Aces | QSHL | 56 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 4 | ||
| 1950–51 | Quebec Aces | QSHL | 58 | 46 | 34 | 80 | 44 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 14 | ||
| 1950–51 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1951–52 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 64 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1952–53 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 69 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1953–54 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 32 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1953–54 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 32 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 49 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1954–55 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1954–55 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 45 | 38 | 21 | 59 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 1954–55 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1955–56 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1955–56 | Quebec Aces | QSHL | 52 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 45 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | ||
| 1956–57 | Quebec Aces | QSHL | 63 | 35 | 14 | 49 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 1957–58 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 70 | 32 | 22 | 54 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1958–59 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 70 | 31 | 30 | 61 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 1959–60 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 72 | 27 | 50 | 77 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1960–61 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 72 | 40 | 36 | 76 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1961–62 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 66 | 39 | 29 | 68 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1962–63 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 70 | 35 | 22 | 57 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1963–64 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 72 | 34 | 34 | 68 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964–65 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 70 | 48 | 29 | 77 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 6 | ||
| 1965–66 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 71 | 47 | 51 | 98 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 16 | ||
| 1966–67 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 72 | 46 | 37 | 83 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 1967–68 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 67 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 77 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1968–69 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 74 | 30 | 37 | 67 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 899 | 468 | 424 | 892 | 354 | 70 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 64 | ||||
| NHL totals | 195 | 41 | 41 | 82 | 66 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||