Rob Palmer (ice hockey, born 1956)
Canadian ice hockey player (1956–2023) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Ross Palmer (September 10, 1956 – June 26, 2023) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 320 games in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings and New Jersey Devils between 1977 and 1984. As a youth, he played in the 1968 and 1969 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with minor ice hockey teams from Toronto.[1]
| Rob Palmer | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 10, 1956 Sarnia, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died | June 26, 2023 (aged 66) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Los Angeles Kings New Jersey Devils | ||
| NHL draft |
85th overall, 1976 Los Angeles Kings | ||
| WHA draft |
102nd overall, 1976 Calgary Cowboys | ||
| Playing career | 1977–1986 | ||
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1973–74 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 36 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 40 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 42 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 45 | 5 | 37 | 42 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Fort Worth Texans | CHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977–78 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 48 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977–78 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 19 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 78 | 4 | 41 | 45 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1979–80 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 78 | 4 | 36 | 40 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1980–81 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Houston Apollos | CHL | 28 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Indianapolis Checkers | CHL | 27 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1981–82 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 41 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1982–83 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 60 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 38 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 33 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | ||
| 1984–85 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 79 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1985–86 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 73 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 320 | 9 | 101 | 110 | 115 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||||
References
External links
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