1973 stroke, which had left him confined to a wheelchair, on January 20, 1978. He is buried in Trent Valley Cemetery, Hastings, Ontario. In 1983, the Bruins signed former Montreal Canadiens star Guy Lapointe, Lapointe sought to wear his customary #5 jersey, which had been retired in Clapper's honour nearly forty years before. Team general manager Harry Sinden agreed to Lapointe's request, but under protests from Clapper's family, Bruins superstar Bobby Orr and the public, Lapointe was switched to #27 after a handful of games. On August 11, 2012, former Hockey Hall of Fame coach Scotty Bowman, who was a young Peterborough Petes coach when Clapper served on the club's board of directors, paid tribute to Clapper. The occasion was the unveiling by Clapper's daughter, Marilyn Armstrong, of a new street sign named "Dit Clapper Drive" in Hastings, Ontario. Achievements and facts Stanley Cup winner in 1929, 1939, 1941, the most of any Bruins' player in history. NHL second All-Star team: 1931, 1935 as a right wing; 1944 as a defenceman NHL first All-Star team: 1939, 1940, 1941 all as a defenceman Won the Elizabeth C. Dufresne Trophy as most outstanding Bruins player in home games in 1940 and 1941. The first player in NHL history to play for 20 seasons, and one of only nine (Alex Delvecchio, George Armstrong, Henri Richard, Jean Béliveau, Ken Daneyko, Nicklas Lidström, Stan Mikita and Steve Yzerman) to do so with the same team. The last active NHL position player that played during the 1920s. At the time of his retirement, the NHL career leader in games played and seasons played. His #5 Jersey was retired by the Boston Bruins in 1947. Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1947. Inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1975. In 1998, Clapper was ranked number 41 on The Hockey News''' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players of all time. "Clapper had a simple creed," wrote The Hockey News. "He fought his heart out, bounced players around and took the same kind of punishment he dished out. That's what made him so popular with other players and fans throughout the NHL." Mentioned in the hockey cult movie Slap Shot'' with Toe Blake and Eddie Shore as prime examples of "old time hockey." Former NHL defenceman Greg Theberge is Dit's grandson. His game jersey from the night of his retirement is on display in