Bob Russell (ice hockey)
Canadian ice hockey player
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Robert Russell (born February 5, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.
| Bob Russell | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
February 5, 1955 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 167 lb (76 kg; 11 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Edmonton Oilers | ||
| NHL draft |
105th overall, 1975 Los Angeles Kings | ||
| WHA draft |
117th overall, 1975 Edmonton Oilers | ||
| Playing career | 1975–1978 | ||
Early life
Russell was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1967 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Faustina minor ice hockey team.[1]
Career
Russell is an alumnus of the Sudbury Wolves and was a member of their first-ever Ontario Hockey League team in 1972. He was selected in the sixth Round, 105th overall, in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft by the Los Angeles Kings. He was also drafted in the ninth round, 117th overall in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft by the Edmonton Oilers. He played two seasons in the World Hockey Association with the Edmonton Oilers. He is the current president of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League.
Statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1972–73 | Sudbury Wolves | OHA | 61 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 34 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1973–74 | Sudbury Wolves | OHA | 67 | 41 | 29 | 70 | 79 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1974–75 | Sudbury Wolves | OHA | 69 | 51 | 54 | 105 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1975–76 | Greensboro Generals | SHL | 19 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1975–76 | Edmonton Oilers | WHA | 58 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1976–77 | Edmonton Oilers | WHA | 57 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977–78 | Transcona Chargers | CSHL | -- | 16 | 17 | 33 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| WHA Totals | 115 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 60 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||