| Bob Wall | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | December 1, 1942 Elgin Mills, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 186 lb (84 kg; 13 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Detroit Red Wings Los Angeles Kings St. Louis Blues Edmonton Oilers San Diego Mariners | ||
| Playing career | 1962–1976 | ||
Robert James Albert Wall (born December 1, 1942) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Wall played for several teams in the National Hockey League (NHL). Wall was the first team captain of the Los Angeles Kings.
Wall was born in Elgin Mills, Ontario. Wall played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association. While playing junior hockey, Wall was part of the 1962 Memorial Cup champion Hamilton Red Wings.
The majority of his 14 professional seasons were split between the NHL and the World Hockey Association.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1958–59 | Montreal Snowdon Ponsards | MMJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1959–60 | Hamilton Tiger Cubs | OHA | 48 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1960–61 | Hamilton Red Wings | OHA | 48 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 29 | ||
| 1961–62 | Hamilton Red Wings | OHA | 44 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 26 | ||
| 1961–62 | Hamilton Red Wings | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 6 | ||
| 1962–63 | Hamilton Red Wings | OHA | 36 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1962–63 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | Cincinnati Wings | CPHL | 59 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | Quebec Aces | AHL | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | Omaha Knights | CPHL | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 1964–65 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964–65 | Memphis Wings | CPHL | 70 | 8 | 38 | 46 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1965–66 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 63 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1966–67 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 31 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 41 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1967–68 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 71 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 66 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1968–69 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 71 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1969–70 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 70 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 25 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Kansas City Blues | CHL | 18 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 45 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Tidewater Wings | AHL | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Alberta Oilers | WHA | 78 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Edmonton Oilers | WHA | 74 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1974–75 | San Diego Mariners | WHA | 33 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1975–76 | San Diego Mariners | WHA | 68 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| WHA totals | 253 | 23 | 89 | 112 | 113 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 8 | ||||
| NHL totals | 322 | 30 | 55 | 85 | 155 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||
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