Rob Palmer (ice hockey, born 1956)

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 (1956-09-10)September 10, 1956
Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
Died June 26, 2023(2023-06-26) (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

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Regular season and playoffs

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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

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  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
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