Rob Tallas

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Rob Tallas
Born (1973-03-20) March 20, 1973 (age 51)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 178 lb (81 kg; 12 st 10 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Boston Bruins
Chicago Blackhawks
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1994–2005

Robert Wayne "Robbie" Tallas (born March 20, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks between 1996 and 2001.

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Playing career

Tallas played in 99 NHL games and compiled a record of 28 wins, 42 losses, and 10 ties. He has been serving as the goaltending coach for the Florida Panthers since August 2009. [1]

He came out of retirement for one game on March 3, 2013, as a backup goalie for the Florida Panthers. [2] Then, exactly two years later, on March 3, 2015, during a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, both Panthers goaltenders (Roberto Luongo and Al Montoya) were injured during play. Montoya stayed in the game, and Tallas quickly went to the dressing room to dress as his emergency backup. He warmed up in the tunnel, but Luongo was able to re-dress and return to the game, sparing Tallas from action. [3] In both instances, Tallas had suited up, registered on the official team roster, and could have been called on the ice as a replacement but ended up not playing because the originally planned goaltender returned before a replacement was needed.

Tallas was also part of the coaching staff of Italy men's national ice hockey team during the 2019 IIHF World Championship. [4]

Tallas won his first Stanley Cup as a Goaltending Coach with the Panthers in 2024.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGPWLTMINGA SO GAA SV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
1990–91 Penticton Panthers BCJHL 376260205519605.72.860————————
1991–92 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 144707085204.41.854————————
1991–92 Surrey Eagles BCJHL196120104311216.44.844————————
1992–93 Seattle ThunderbirdsWHL5823213315119423.69.8935143331803.24.912
1993–94 Seattle ThunderbirdsWHL5123213284918803.96.8859545674004.23.885
1994–95 Providence Bruins AHL 210082412.90.867————————
1994–95 Charlotte Checkers ECHL 362193201111403.40.882————————
1995–96 Providence BruinsAHL3712167213611713.29.906202135904.01.900
1995–96 Boston Bruins NHL 110060303.00.897————————
1996–97 Providence BruinsAHL24914114248303.50.900————————
1996–97 Boston BruinsNHL28812112446913.33.882————————
1997–98 Providence BruinsAHL101815753904.07.882————————
1997–98 Boston BruinsNHL146337882411.83.926————————
1998–99 Boston BruinsNHL177729874312.61.898————————
1999–00 Boston BruinsNHL27413413637202.61.885————————
2000–01 Chicago Wolves IHL 301087604.13.850————————
2000–01 Chicago Blackhawks NHL122706273503.35.868————————
2000–01 Norfolk Admirals AHL62223331202.16.915————————
2001–02 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL386255218312603.46.901————————
2002–03 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL331411317639903.37.898————————
2003–04 HPK Hameenlinna FIN 22884413264411.99.922————————
2004–05 Salzburg EC AUT 1511006404704.40.862————————
2012–13 Florida Panthers NHL0—————————
2014–15 Florida PanthersNHL0—————————
NHL totals99284210506924632.91.891————————

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References

  1. ↑ "Florida Panthers hire former NHL goalie to work with Vokoun ..." South Florida Sun-Sentinel. 2 September 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
  2. ↑ Panthers suit up goaltending coach Rob Tallas against Hurricanes
  3. ↑ Johnston, Mike (March 3, 2015). "Injured Luongo returns to game in dramatic fashion". Sportsnet . Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Robbie Tallas, dai Florida Panthers alla Nazionale" (in Italian). May 19, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
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