Richard John Bittner (January 12, 1922 – March 24, 2002) was an American professional ice hockey goaltender who played in one National Hockey League game during the 1949–50 season. His lone game was with the Boston Bruins on February 12, 1950 against the Montreal Canadiens as a replacement for the injured Jack Gelineau. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1943 to 1955, was mainly spent in the amateur Eastern Amateur Hockey League. Internationally, Bittner played for the American national team at the 1949 World Championships.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

See also

List of players who played only one game in the NHL

References

External links

Richard Bittner, Sports-Reference / Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-03-16.

Dick Bittner

1922 births

2002 deaths

American men's ice hockey goaltenders

Atlantic City Sea Gulls (EHL) players

Boston Bruins players

Boston Olympics players

Ice hockey people from New Haven, Connecticut

Minneapolis Millers (IHL) players

New Haven Blades players

New Haven Eagles players

San Francisco Shamrocks (PCHL) players

Springfield Indians players

St. Paul Saints (IHL) players

Washington Lions players

Dick Bittner