| Position: | Left Defence |
| Played For: | Toronto Maple Leafs Colorado Rockies |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lb: | 210 |
| Birth Date: | November 9, 1953 |
| Birth Place: | Sarnia, Ontario, Canada |
| Draft: | 10th overall |
| Draft Year: | 1973 |
| Draft Team: | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Wha Draft: | 1st overall |
| Wha Draft Year: | 1973 |
| Wha Draft Team: | Chicago Cougars |
| Career Start: | 1973 |
| Career End: | 1980 |
Robert Barry Neely (born November 9, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 283 NHL games for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Colorado Rockies.[1] He was drafted first overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Chicago Cougars,[2] and 10th overall by the Maple Leafs in the NHL Amateur Draft.[1] Neely opted to sign with the Maple Leafs.[3] In his five-season career, Neely scored 39 goals and 59 assists, with five goals and seven assists in 26 playoff games.[1] Bob also won a bronze medal for Team Canada 1978 in Moscow at the Izvestia Cup.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1970–71 | Hamilton Red Wings | OHA-Jr. | 34 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 129 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1971–72 | Hamilton Red Wings | OHA-Jr. | 17 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Peterborough Petes | OHA-Jr. | 32 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 96 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 76 | ||
| 1971–72 | Peterborough Petes | MC | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1972–73 | Peterborough Petes | OHA-Jr. | 55 | 24 | 52 | 76 | 304 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 44 | ||
| 1973–74 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 54 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 98 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1974–75 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 57 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1974–75 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CHL | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 69 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 89 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 1976–77 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 70 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1977–78 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 22 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Philadelphia Firebirds | AHL | 29 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1978–79 | New Brunswick Hawks | AHL | 60 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1979–80 | New Brunswick Hawks | AHL | 64 | 14 | 51 | 65 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 283 | 39 | 59 | 98 | 266 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 15 | ||||
| AHL totals | 153 | 37 | 94 | 131 | 148 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | ||||