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Dick Tingley Athletics Main Site University of Prince Edward Island UPEI Home Future Students Current Students Alumni & Friends Parents & Family Staff & Faculty Contacts SuckerfishHome Campus Recreation & Club Sports Athletics Facilities Schedule & Scores Athlete of the Week Contact Us Partnerships Box Office Recruitment Panther Sport TeamsMens Soccer Womens Soccer Womens Rugby Field Hockey Mens Basketball Womens Basketball Mens Hockey Womens Hockey Swimming Dick TingleyMain NavigationAthletics Headlines UPEI Athletes Only Sports Centre Programs Sports Centre Hours Fitness and Wellness UPEI Sports Hall of Fame Summer Camps Student Athletic Council 2008Inductee SDUHockey Basketball FootballCampbelltons Dick Tingley developed into one of the best hockey players ever to skate at Charlottetowns St Dunstans University thanks to skill size and a deft touch Dick played Junior Varsity basketball and football but it was on the ice that Dick truly excelled He first played hockey on PEI in 1958 with his home team the New Brunswick Champion Campbellton Juvenile Tigers He decided to come to Prince Edward Island for high school so in grade 11 he played for the PEI Juvenile Champion Saint Dunstans High School Saints where he was leading scorer In grade 12 Coach Frank Ledwell invited him to play for the Varsity Saints in the Island Senior League He went on to play for SDU for four more years under coach Jack Kane where he continued his leading scorer traditionIn 1962 the Maritime University League was formed and in the 196263 season Dick racked up 38 points in only 11 games He hattricked in many games including some 8 and 9point games He was named league scoring champion as well as a member of the AllStar team In his final year he was Captain of the Saints which ended the season in first place tied with the UNB Red Devils After earning his BA Dick went on to graduate from the University of New Brunswick Law School in 1967 and was appointed Queens Council in 1984 In 1995 Dick received Rotarys Paul Harris Award In 2001 he was inducted into the Campbellton Sports Hall of Fame in recognition of his four decades of involvement in sport in his hometown In 1972 he witnessed Paul Hendersons historic goal when he and his wife joined about 3000 other Canadians for the 72 Summit Series in Moscow The goal was a defining moment for Canadians for Dick it was a lifechanging experience Now five decades later he credits something else for his onice success the Montreal Canadiens Specifically a set of hockey gear shipped to the Island from the Canadiens dressing room that ultimately landed in his possession In this the 45th anniversary year of the founding of the Maritime University League of which Dick was the first scoring champion it seems more than fitting that Dick Tingley be named...