| Position: | Defence |
| Played For: | Montreal Canadiens Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lb: | 170 |
| Birth Date: | 1924 11, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Death Place: | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Career Start: | 1945 |
| Career End: | 1967 |
Robert James "Bobby" Dawes (November 29, 1924 – May 26, 2003) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman. He played 32 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens between 1947 and 1951. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1945 to 1967, was spent in various minor leagues. He won the Stanley Cup in 1949 with the Maple Leafs.
Dawes began his National Hockey League career with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1947. He would also play for the Montreal Canadiens. He left the NHL following the 1951 season and played in the minor leagues until 1961–62 before retiring from hockey. He won the Stanley Cup in 1949 with the Maple Leafs.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1942–43 | Saskatoon Quakers | N-SJHL | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | ||
| 1942–43 | Saskatoon Quakers | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | ||
| 1943–44 | Oshawa Generals | OHA | 26 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1943–44 | Oshawa Generals | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 14 | ||
| 1944–45 | Saskatoon Falcons | N-SJHL | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1945–46 | New Haven Eagles | AHL | 57 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 42 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1947–48 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 68 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 1948–49 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1948–49 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 55 | 16 | 25 | 51 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1949–50 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1949–50 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 47 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 1950–51 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950–51 | Cincinnati Mohawks | AHL | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950–51 | Seattle Ironmen | PCHL | 20 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950–51 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 15 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1951–52 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1951–52 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1952–53 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1953–54 | Sudbury Wolves | NOHA | 19 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1954–55 | New Westminster Royals | WHL | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1954–55 | Kelowna Packers | OSHL | 51 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1955–56 | New Westminster Royals | WHL | 56 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 47 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1956–57 | Kamloops Chiefs | OSHL | 54 | 4 | 42 | 46 | 52 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15 | ||
| 1957–58 | Kamloops Chiefs | OSHL | 48 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 36 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1958–59 | Johnstown Jets | EHL | 37 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 1959–60 | Johnstown Jets | EHL | 50 | 19 | 40 | 59 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 9 | ||
| 1960–61 | Johnstown Jets | EHL | 56 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 1961–62 | Johnstown Jets | EHL | 68 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 2 | ||
| 1962–63 | Saskatoon Quakers | SSHL | 27 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 1963–64 | Saskatoon Quakers | SSHL | 8 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 1963–64 | Saskatoon Quakers | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1964–65 | Yorkton Terriers | SSHL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 1965–66 | Yorkton Terriers | SSHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Saskatoon Quakers | SSHL | 16 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | ||
| AHL totals | 296 | 51 | 129 | 180 | 177 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | ||||
| NHL totals | 32 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||