Bob Sirois

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Bob Sirois
Born (1954-02-06) February 6, 1954 (age 71)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 178 lb (81 kg; 12 st 10 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Left
Played for Philadelphia Flyers
Washington Capitals
Lausanne HC
NHL draft 53rd overall, 1974
Philadelphia Flyers
WHA draft 103rd overall, 1974
Houston Aeros
Playing career 19741982

Robert Sirois (born February 6, 1954) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger. He played 286 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers and Washington Capitals from 1974 to 1980. Sirois is the author of Discrimination In The NHL: Quebec Hockey Players Sidelined, a 2013 book on racial bias against Quebec-born hockey players. [1]

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Playing career

Born in Montreal, Quebec, Sirois was originally drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in 1974. Sirois played in only four games with the Flyers in over two seasons before he was traded to the Washington Capitals. He spent five seasons with the Capitals before leaving the NHL to play one season in Switzerland, and then in the AHL the year after that before retiring from active play in 1982.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1969–70 Rosemont National QMJHL 30007
1970–71 Rosemont National QMJHL 5924305437
1971–72 Laval NationalQMJHL5920446458
1972–73 Laval NationalQMJHL653810
1972–73 Montréal Bleu Blanc Rouge QMJHL584651975544262
1973–74 Montréal Juniors QMJHL6772811537776170
1974–75 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 31014
1974–75 Richmond Robins AHL 5326234938
1975–76 Philadelphia FlyersNHL10000
1975–76 Richmond RobinsAHL2614183210
1975–76 Washington Capitals NHL431019296
1976–77 Washington CapitalsNHL451322352
1977–78 Washington CapitalsNHL722437616
1978–79 Washington CapitalsNHL732925546
1979–80 Washington CapitalsNHL4915173218
1979–80 Hershey Bears AHL21120
1980–81 HC Lausanne NDA
1981–82 HC Lugano NLB
1981–82 Hershey BearsAHL132680
NHL totals2869212021242

References

  1. "French players have it tough". Canadian Online Explorer . Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2011.