Bob Girard Explained

Position:Left wing
Played For:California Golden Seals
Washington Capitals
Cleveland Barons
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:175
Birth Date:12 April 1948
Birth Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Death Place:L'Épiphanie, Quebec, Canada
Draft:Undrafted
Career Start:1973
Career End:1980

Robert Girard (April 12, 1948 – November 5, 2017) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 305 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the California Golden Seals, Cleveland Barons and Washington Capitals. He scored 45 goals and 69 assists in his NHL career. He also played for the Charlotte Checkers, Salt Lake Golden Eagles and Hershey Bears in the minor leagues.[1]

He died in L'Épiphanie, Quebec on November 5, 2017, at age 69.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1972–73Amqui AcesQSHL45 18 33 51
1973–74Charlotte CheckersSHL23 5 17 22 12
1973–74Salt Lake Golden EaglesWHL50 2 19 21 371 0 0 0 2
1974–75Salt Lake Golden EaglesCHL74 13 32 45 6011 0 2 2 10
1975–76California Golden SealsNHL80 16 26 42 54
1976–77Cleveland BaronsNHL68 11 10 21 33
1976–77Salt Lake Golden EaglesCHL4 2 6 8 0
1977–78Cleveland BaronsNHL25 0 4 4 11
1977–78Washington CapitalsNHL52 9 14 23 6
1978–79Washington CapitalsNHL79 9 15 24 36
1979–80Washington CapitalsNHL1 0 0 0 0
1979–80Hershey BearsAHL74 15 26 41 6316 5 5 10 6
1980–81HC LuganoNLB
NHL totals305 45 69 114 140

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bob Girard player profile . Hockey Hall of Fame . 2010-01-27 . 2011-06-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110617030557/http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=12723 . dead .
  2. Web site: Robert Girard 1948-2017 . french . Magnus Poirier . November 7, 2017 . November 12, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171112174930/http://www.magnuspoirier.com/fr/avis-de-deces/voir/74807/robert-girard . dead .