card #25 RC HOF Mervin "Red" Dutton was a Canadian ice hockey player, coach and executive. He played for the Calgary Tigers of the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL) and the Montreal Maroons and New York Americans of the NHL. A rugged and physical defenceman, Dutton often led his team in penalty minutes.
Dutton coached and managed the Americans, and later purchased the team before suspending operations in 1942 due to World War II. He served as the second president of the NHL between 1943 and 1946 before resigning the position after the NHL's owners reneged on a promise to allow the Americans to resume operations following the war. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1958.
