Dick Duff began his career with the Maple Leafs in 1954, where he showed his gritty two-way play quickly as an asset.

Duff would be one of the players in which Toronto was rebuilt around.  While he was not a scoring machine, he was a glue guy who was capable of digging his skates in where necessary and doing the grinding necessary to win games.  The Left Wing had three straight seasons (1956-57 to 1958-59) where he had at least 26 Goals, and he would play a large part in Toronto’s 1962 and 1963 Stanley Cup wins.

Duff was traded late in the 1963-64 Season to New York in a deal that sent over Andy Bathgate.  Duff missed out on the Maple Leafs’ Stanley Cup that year, but he won four more with Montreal.  As a Leaf, Duff scored 342 Points.

Duff entered the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2006.

Dick Duff was a very good player who was on six Stanley Cup winning rosters, but for a forward his overall points total was decent but perhaps not Hall of Fame worthy based on his era. However, his points per game increased in the post season, and he was a key contributor on many of those Cups, and not just a bystander. It is not a terrible induction, but it was not exactly a snub had Dick Duff never been included.