seven goals and ten assists as a Red Wing. After the Red Wings, Dillon played another two years in the American Hockey League (AHL) before retiring altogether. In 1940 he played 49 games split between the Indianapolis Capitals and Providence Reds, and then 51 games with the Pittsburgh Hornets in 1941-42, scoring 13 goals along with 23 assists. Post-hockey career Going into retirement at the age of 34, Dillon moved back to Thornbury, later moving to Meaford, Ontario. He worked with a telephone company until his death in 1969 at the age of 61. Personal life He was married to Bessie Marion Dillion (née Brooks) with whom he had four sons: Keith, William (Bill), Caroll and Garry Matthew Dillon, born on September 25, 1937. Garry died in a car crash on May 19, 1953, at the age of 16, when a friend lost control of their truck on a bridge. Bessie died in 2003 at the age of 94. All three are buried in Thornbury-Clarksburg Union Cemetery. Legacy 1936 through 1938 he led the Rangers in scoring three consecutive years, joining an exclusive club including players like Frank Boucher, Bill Cook, Andy Bathgate, Phil Esposito and Wayne Gretzky as the only players to do so. Lester Patrick, the New York Rangers' coach, said that Dillon was "the perfect hockey player". A full-page spread of Dillon ran in the Montreal Gazette in 1933 outlining his talents. Patrick gave him accolades for having minimal penalties and a "deadly close range shot" In the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats, was ranked No. 33 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team's first 82 seasons Career statistics Regular season and playoffs References External links "Sport: Win, Place or Show". Time. March 14, 1938. "Sport: Stanley Cup". Time. April 17, 1933. "Sports of the Times; Dead-Shot Dillon, the Hawkeye of Hockey". The New York Times. January 18, 1938. 1908 births 1969 deaths Canadian ice hockey right wingers Detroit Red Wings players Ice hockey people from Ontario Indianapolis Capitals players New York Rangers players People from The Blue Mountains, Ontario Pittsburgh Hornets players Providence Reds players Springfield Indians players Stanley Cup champions