René Robert
René Paul Robert (born December 31, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played 12 seasons in the NHL between 1970 and 1982. Robert was selected to 2 National Hockey League All-Star Games (1972–73, 1974–75) and was selected as the Second NHL All-Star Team right wing in 1974–75.[1]
| René Robert | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Robert in 1980 | |||
| Born |
December 31, 1948 Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 184 lb (83 kg; 13 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
NHL Toronto Maple Leafs Pittsburgh Penguins Buffalo Sabres Colorado Rockies AHL Rochester Americans | ||
| National team |
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| Playing career | 1968–1982 | ||
Playing career
As a youth, Robert played in the 1961 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with Trois-Rivières.[2] Robert played 744 career NHL games, scoring 284 goals and 418 assists for 702 points. His best offensive season was the 1974–75 season while with the Buffalo Sabres, when he scored 40 goals and 60 assists for 100 points, the club's first 100-point season by an individual.[1] Robert's best years were when he played on The French Connection line in Buffalo with Gilbert Perreault and Rick Martin. On October 5, 1979, Scotty Bowman sent Robert to the Colorado Rockies for defenceman John Van Boxmeer, effectively ending the French Connection line forever. He was inducted into the Buffalo Sabres Hall of Fame along with Perreault and Martin in 1989.[3] His number, 14, was retired from the Buffalo Sabres on November 15, 1995 along with Rick Martin. They were reunited with Perreault whose number was retired in a 1990 ceremony.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1965–66 | Trois-Rivières Leafs | QJHL | 42 | 13 | 38 | 51 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 1966–67 | Trois-Rivières Leafs | QJHL | 41 | 34 | 32 | 66 | 73 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 15 | ||
| 1967–68 | Trois-Rivières Leafs | QJHL | 49 | 69 | 74 | 143 | — | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 1967–68 | Tulsa Oilers | CPHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 1968–69 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 59 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 57 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1969–70 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 49 | 23 | 40 | 63 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 58 | 26 | 36 | 62 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Phoenix Roadrunners | WHL | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | ||
| 1971–72 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 49 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 12 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 75 | 40 | 43 | 83 | 83 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 1973–74 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 76 | 21 | 44 | 65 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 74 | 40 | 60 | 100 | 75 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 16 | ||
| 1975–76 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 72 | 35 | 52 | 87 | 53 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1976–77 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 80 | 33 | 40 | 73 | 46 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | ||
| 1977–78 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 67 | 25 | 48 | 73 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | ||
| 1978–79 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 68 | 22 | 40 | 62 | 46 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1979–80 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 69 | 28 | 35 | 63 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 28 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 14 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1981–82 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 55 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 744 | 284 | 418 | 702 | 597 | 50 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 73 | ||||
References
- "History" (PDF). Buffalo Sabres and the National Hockey League. 2006. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
- "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
- "Buffalo Sabres Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2012-06-18. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Preceded by Mike Christie |
Colorado Rockies captain 1980–81 |
Succeeded by Lanny McDonald |