Bob Hassard

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Bob Hassard
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Born(1929-03-26)March 26, 1929
Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died December 30, 2010(2010-12-30) (aged 81)
Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for Toronto Maple Leafs
Chicago Black Hawks
Playing career 19481960

Robert Harry Hassard (March 26, 1929 – December 30, 2010) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He played 126 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Chicago Black Hawks between 1949 and 1954. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1948 to 1960, was spent in the minor leagues. Hassard was born in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan and raised in Toronto, Ontario. He was a long-time resident and coach in Stouffville, Ontario. He died in December 2010 and was survived by his son Bill, a Leaf draft pick in 1974, and daughters Kim and Jacqui, nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. His wife, Helen, died in 2009. [1]

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Playing career

Bob Hassard played junior hockey with the Toronto Marlboros and won the Allan Cup with the team in the 1949–50 season. The same year he broke into the NHL, playing a single game for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Also a baseball player, the Brooklyn Dodgers offered him $100 a month to play for their farm team. Hassard turned down the offer, figuring he could earn more as a hockey player.

He shifted between the NHL and AHL throughout most of his career, winning a championship with the AHL's Pittsburgh Hornets in 1951–1952, [2] and again in 1954=1955. [3] In 129 NHL games Hassard recorded 9 goals, 28 assists (37 points), and only 22 penalty minutes.

He won the Stanley Cup in 1951 with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1945–46 Toronto Marlboros OHA 234812642350
1946–47 Toronto MarlborosOHA1791625721120
1946–47Toronto DorstsTMHL121416302121415298
1947–48 Toronto MarlborosOHA3119163518
1947–48Toronto Marlboros OHA Sr 4303051122
1948–49 Toronto MarlborosOHA353336692811010
1948–49Toronto MarlborosOHA Sr10110
1949–50 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 10000
1949–50Toronto MarlborosOHA Sr411221332214310134
1949–50 Toronto Marlboros Al-Cup 177162314
1950–51 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL120110
1950–51Toronto MarlborosOHA Sr2819173612
1951–52 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 671846643611551010
1952–53 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL708233114
1953–54 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL261454
1953–54 Pittsburgh HornetsAHL461524394453148
1954–55 Chicago Black Hawks NHL170004
1954–55 Pittsburgh HornetsAHL399162538107188
1955–56 Pittsburgh HornetsAHL642248704741344
1956–57 Buffalo Bisons AHL6112193120
1957–58 Buffalo BisonsAHL7014314513
1958–59 Whitby Dunlops OHA Sr2311233461065114
1958–69 Whitby DunlopsAl-Cup125494
1959–60Whitby DunlopsOHA Sr4315233816112462
AHL totals347901842741983016102630
NHL totals1269283722

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References

  1. "Robert Hassard Obituary (2011) - Toronto Star". Legacy.com .
  2. "Pittsburgh Hornets 1951-52 roster and statistics". hockeydb.com.
  3. "1954 Pittsburgh Hornets minor league hockey Roster on StatsCrew.com".