| Rob Whistle | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | April 30, 1961 Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | New York Rangers St. Louis Blues | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1985–1989 | ||
Robert Douglas Whistle (born April 30, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Whistle was signed as a free agent by the New York Rangers on August 13, 1985. He played 32 games for the Rangers before getting traded to St. Louis for Tony McKegney and Bruce Bell. After playing 19 games for the Blues, he was traded to the Washington Capitals. However, he played for their farm club the whole season, and he retired at the end of that season.
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1976–77 | Thunder Bay Flyers | TBJHL | 28 | 10 | 21 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Thunder Bay Flyers | TBJHL | 28 | 28 | 30 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Thunder Bay Flyers | TBJHL | 18 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Kitchener Rangers | OMJHL | 55 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 33 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Wilfrid Laurier University | CIAU | 24 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Wilfrid Laurier University | CIAU | 24 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Wilfrid Laurier University | CIAU | 24 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | New York Rangers | NHL | 32 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1985–86 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 20 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 55 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 1987–88 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 19 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987–88 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 39 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 61 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 51 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| AHL totals | 136 | 7 | 40 | 47 | 65 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||||
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