Bob Brooke

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Bob Brooke
Born (1960-12-18) December 18, 1960 (age 64)
Melrose, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for New York Rangers
Minnesota North Stars
New Jersey Devils
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL draft 75th overall, 1980
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 19831990

Robert Wesley Brooke (born December 18, 1960) is an American former professional ice hockey forward who played 447 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars, and New Jersey Devils between 1984 and 1990. Internationally Brooke played for the American national team at several tournaments, including the 1984 Winter Olympics and the 1984 and 1987 Canada Cups, as well as three World Championships.

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Playing career

Brooke was the first of the "AB Pros," the handful of NHL players that grew up through the Acton-Boxborough youth hockey program of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s (Tom Barrasso, Ted Crowley, Bob Sweeney, Ian Moran, and Jeff Norton). He graduated from Acton-Boxborough Regional High School in 1979. After graduation, Brooke played for the Yale University men's ice hockey team graduating in 1983. He played international hockey as a member of the United States national team at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. He also played baseball for Yale alongside future New York Mets' pitcher Ron Darling. [1]

In the NHL, he played for the New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars and New Jersey Devils. After joining the NHL, he also played for US team in the 1984 Canada Cup, 1985 and 1987 Ice Hockey World Championships as well as the 1987 Canada Cup.

After his playing career, he went to Harvard Business School for his MBA. [2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1978–79 Acton-Boxborough Regional High School HS-MA
1979–80 Yale University ECAC 247222938
1980–81 Yale UniversityECAC2712304259
1981–82 Yale UniversityECAC2512304260
1982–83 Yale UniversityECAC2510304048
1983–84 United States National Team Intl547182575
1983–84 New York Rangers NHL 9123450007
1984–85 New York RangersNHL7279167930008
1985–86 New York RangersNHL7924204411116691528
1986–87 New York RangersNHL1535820
1986–87 Minnesota North Stars NHL6510182878
1987–88 Minnesota North StarsNHL7752025108
1988–89 Minnesota North StarsNHL5779165753032
1989–90 Minnesota North StarsNHL3844833
1989–90 New Jersey Devils NHL358101830500014
NHL totals447699716652034991859

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1980 United States WJC 53258
1983 United States WC B 7448
1984 United States OG 611210
1984 United States CC 50114
1985 United States WC 1001114
1987 United StatesWC1021310
1987 United StatesCC51014
Senior totals438816

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1982–83 [3]
AHCA East All-American 1982–83 [4]

References

  1. Zach Schonbrun (May 21, 1981). "Darling-Viola Pitcher's Duel Lives On in St. John's Baseball Lore - The New York Times". The New York Times . Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  2. "Hedgeye Risk Management | Hedgeye names Bob Brooke as Managing Director of New Business Development". January 5, 2011.
  3. "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  4. "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.