Scoring goals with a grit and determination, Dickie Moore won the hearts of Montreal Canadiens fans.

Moore died peacefully Saturday at 84, and his contribution to the community is being remembered well beyond the ice.

His friend Ron Belair, spending Sunday at the rink watching his granddaughter play hockey, said he has a heavy heart.

“He meant a lot to me. You know I used to run into him at the Pocket Rocket's tavern on Parc Avenue. We had a whale of a good time, he was always good spirits always had a joke for you and always was there to lend a helping hand,” he said.

Moore stayed active in the community after his playing career finished, and is well known for his construction rental business.

“His son told me that until just a couple of weeks ago he was driving Dickie Moore down to Dickie Moore headquarters in St-Laurent and Dickie would go in and spend until noon,” said Belair.

Moore was one of the Montreal Canadiens best players, on some of the franchise’s most storied teams. He was part of a dynasty that won five consecutive Stanley Cups.

In all, Moore won six Stanley Cups for the Habs and two Art Ross trophies.

Janet O'Connor remembers meeting Moore. Her father, Buddy O'Connor was a Canadiens alumnus as well.

“It's very sad to hear when they pass. It was more people that my dad knew, that I thought, ‘Oh another goes,’” she said.

Montreal Gazette columnist Dave Stubbs knows the feeling.

“It's been really difficult the last year because the Canadiens now have lost about 10 members of their family,” he said.

One of those players was Moore's best friend Jean Beliveau, who died last December.

Moore spoke at the funeral, saying of Beliveau: “I was lucky to have him as a friend. What would you rather be - good or lucky? I was lucky. He was good.”

Moore and his teammates built one of the most successful organizations in professional sports, a legacy fans and hockey dads like George Briffett have enjoyed.

“My father probably watched Dickie Moore live, and that sort of thing got passed down to me with my generation, and I pass it down to my son,” he said.

Moore - like many of his generation - didn't make the same kind of money that today's NHL players do, but he always said he's sure they don't have as much fun.