Bob Courcy

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Bob Courcy
Born (1936-01-04) January 4, 1936 (age 88)
Granby, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for Buffalo Bisons
Quebec Aces
Cleveland Barons
Seattle Totems
San Diego Gulls
Playing career 19561974

Robert Courcy (born January 4, 1936) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. Although he never played in the National Hockey League (NHL), he spent several seasons in the American Hockey League (AHL) and Western Hockey League (WHL). Drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft from the Montreal Canadiens, he was the only player out of the 20 drafted by the Flyers not to play for them. [1]

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Awards and honours

AwardYear
EPHL First All-Star Team 1959–60 [2]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1953–54 Montreal Junior Canadiens QPJHL 61010
1954–55Montreal Junior CanadiensQPJHL235386
1955–56Montreal Junior CanadiensInd
1956–57 Shawinigan-Falls Cataracts QHL 212130
1957–58 Chicoutimi Sagueneens QHL5910182816
1958–59 Trois-Rivieres Lions QHL6229225113
1959–60 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens EPHL 70465610271754919
1960–61 Buffalo Bisons AHL 671413271010000
1961–62 Buffalo BisonsAHL2055105
1961–62 Sault Thunderbirds EPHL4919264529
1962–63 Quebec Aces AHL110550
1962–63 Hull-Ottawa CanadiensEPHL553827653030332
1963–64 Omaha Knights CPHL 70364682461068142
1964–65 Cleveland Barons AHL6533356820
1965–66 Cleveland BaronsAHL7226608610125278
1966–67 Cleveland BaronsAHL6432286010
1967–68 Quebec AcesAHL23615212
1967–68 Seattle Totems WHL 311116270947116
1968–69 Seattle TotemsWHL74432669741012
1969–70 Seattle TotemsWHL734049891761450
1970–71 San Diego Gulls WHL724841891761560
1971–72 San Diego GullsWHL703437711743030
1972–73 San Diego GullsWHL71333871662352
1973–74 San Diego GullsWHL632834621040000
WHL totals454237241478743912193110
AHL totals32211616127757135278

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References

  1. "1967 NHL Expansion Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  2. "Bob Courcy at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved November 12, 2023.