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Place of Birth: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
About Billy Dea
- William Fraser Dea (born April 3, 1933) is a former professional ice hockey centre and head coach in the National Hockey League.A minor league standout, Dea began his NHL career with a brief fourteen game assignment with the New York Rangers during the 1953–54 season.
- In 1957, he joined the Detroit Red Wings as a starting two-way forward.
- The next season, he was traded mid-season to the Chicago Black Hawks.
- For the next nine years, Dea would play exclusively in the American Hockey League, before expansion gave him another crack at the NHL.
- During the 1968–69 and 1969–70 campaigns, he was a regular on the Pittsburgh Penguins.
- He then returned to the Red Wings for an additional two years, ending his career with 67 goals and 54 assists in 397 games.
- In 1975, Dea became an assistant coach with the Red Wings. In retirement, Dea joined the Detroit front office.
- During the 1981–82 NHL season, he became the head coach as a mid-season replacement for Wayne Maxner.
- He currently serves as a scout for the Florida Panthers. In 2017, he was inducted into the AHL Hall of Fame.Dea earned the nickname "Hard Rock" for his punishing style of play.
- He is an uncle to NHL defenceman James Wisniewski.
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