Personal Life
Dutton and his wife Mory had four children. Sons Joseph, Alex and Norman, and daughter Beryl. All three sons fought in World War II; Joseph and Alex were both killed serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force within six months of each other. In their memory, he funded the Dutton Memorial Arena in Winnipeg which opened in 1967 and was dedicated to developing Canada's national hockey team. Norman served in the navy during World War II; he died in 1973. Dutton was buried in Union Cemetery in Calgary.
He raced thoroughbred horses for decades, and once sponsored a baseball team made up of hockey players known as the Calgary Puckchasers that enjoyed success during the hockey off-seasons. Among his humanitarian efforts, Dutton was a longtime supporter of cancer research and treatment, and made donations of equipment in the memory of his father, who died from the disease. He became the potentate of the Al Azhar Shriner Temple in Calgary in 1953 so that he could help crippled children.
Dutton earned many honours in recognition of his life and career. He was made an honourary Lieutenant-Colonel of the King's Own Calgary Regiment in 1953, and promoted to honourary Colonel two years later. He was invested as a member of the Order of Canada in 1981. In 1993, the NHL posthumously named him one of four recipients of the Lester Patrick Trophy in recognition of his contributions to hockey in the United States. He was inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in 1998, and the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.
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