Rob Shearer

Robert C. Shearer (born October 19, 1976 in Kitchener, Ontario) is a former professional ice hockey player, who last played for EC VSV in the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL). In 1995 he was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Avalanche and he played 2 games for the team in 2000–01. After 10 seasons abroad in Europe, Shearer returned to North America for the 2011–12 season, signing a one-year contract with the Reading Royals of the ECHL.^[1] After scoring 15 point in 34 games, on January 13, 2012, Shearer returned to Austria signing for the remainder of the year with Villacher SV.^[2]

Rob Shearer
Born	(1976-10-19) October 19, 1976 (age 48) Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Right
Played for	Colorado Avalanche TPS Turku Eisbären Berlin EHC Black Wings Linz Villacher SV
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1996–2012

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993–94	Windsor Spitfires	OHL		66	17	25	42	46		4	0	2	2	6
1994–95	Windsor Spitfires	OHL		59	28	28	56	48		10	4	4	8	10
1995–96	Windsor Spitfires	OHL		63	40	53	93	74		7	6	3	9	8
1996–97	Hershey Bears	AHL		78	12	16	28	88		23	0	4	4	9
1997–98	Hershey Bears	AHL		79	30	30	60	44		7	0	5	5	6
1998–99	Hershey Bears	AHL		77	24	42	66	43		3	0	0	0	6
1999–00	Hershey Bears	AHL		70	21	46	67	55		14	1	7	8	10
2000–01	Hershey Bears	AHL		73	18	34	52	64		12	1	3	4	0
2000–01	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	TPS	SM-l		56	24	16	40	56		8	1	2	3	10
2002–03	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		49	18	17	35	20		9	4	4	8	10
2003–04	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		51	12	27	39	30		11	1	3	4	6
2004–05	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		51	9	18	27	53		12	1	5	6	2
2005–06	EHC Linz	EBEL		48	19	33	52	71		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	EHC Linz	EBEL		56	26	46	72	46		3	4	1	5	4
2007–08	EHC Linz	EBEL		46	20	27	47	16		11	5	3	8	0
2008–09	EHC Linz	EBEL		48	6	33	39	67		10	2	3	5	10
2009–10	EHC Linz	EBEL		51	17	36	53	43		18	9	13	22	18
2010–11	EHC Linz	EBEL		42	15	20	35	16		3	0	1	1	6
2011–12	Reading Royals	ECHL		34	4	11	15	10		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Villacher SV	EBEL		10	3	4	7	4		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				377	105	168	273	294		59	2	19	21	31
NHL totals				2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—

References

1. "Royals add veteran forward Rob Shearer". Reading Royals. 2011-09-13. Archived from the original on 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
2. "The 'King' in Villach" (in German). EC VSV. 2012-01-13. Retrieved 2012-06-27.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Rob Shearer's profile at Colorado Avalanche Database