Bob Neely | |||
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Born | Sarnia, Ontario, Canada | November 9, 1953||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
Position | Left Defence | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | Toronto Maple Leafs Colorado Rockies | ||
NHL draft | 10th overall, 1973 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
WHA draft | 1st overall, 1973 Chicago Cougars | ||
Playing career | 1973–1980 |
Robert Barry Neely (born November 9, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 283 NHL games for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Colorado Rockies. [1] He was drafted first overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Chicago Cougars, [2] and 10th overall by the Maple Leafs in the NHL Amateur Draft. [1] Neely opted to sign with the Maple Leafs. [3] In his five-season career, Neely scored 39 goals and 59 assists, with five goals and seven assists in 26 playoff games. [1] Bob also won a bronze medal for Team Canada 1978 in Moscow at the Izvestia Cup.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1970–71 | Hamilton Red Wings | OHA-Jr. | 34 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 129 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
1971–72 | Hamilton Red Wings | OHA-Jr. | 17 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1971–72 | Peterborough Petes | OHA-Jr. | 32 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 96 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 76 | ||
1971–72 | Peterborough Petes | MC | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
1972–73 | Peterborough Petes | OHA-Jr. | 55 | 24 | 52 | 76 | 304 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 44 | ||
1973–74 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 54 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 98 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
1974–75 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 57 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1974–75 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CHL | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 69 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 89 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | ||
1976–77 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 70 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
1977–78 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 22 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | Philadelphia Firebirds | AHL | 29 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
1978–79 | New Brunswick Hawks | AHL | 60 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1979–80 | New Brunswick Hawks | AHL | 64 | 14 | 51 | 65 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
NHL totals | 283 | 39 | 59 | 98 | 266 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 15 | ||||
AHL totals | 153 | 37 | 94 | 131 | 148 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 |
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