Bob Lemieux
| Bob Lemieux | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
December 16, 1944 Rochester, New York | ||
| Died |
May 9, 2025 (aged 80) Kalamazoo, Michigan | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defenceman | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Oakland Seals | ||
| Playing career | 1965–1970 | ||
Robert Lemieux (December 16, 1944 – May 9, 2025)[1] was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and coach. He played 19 games for the Oakland Seals of the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1967–68. He was a First Team All-Star and was named the top defenceman of the International Hockey League in 1965–66 while playing with the Muskegon Zephyrs. He played three seasons with the Western Hockey League's Vancouver Canucks before retiring in 1970.[2] After retiring he coached in the minor leagues for several years, finishing in 1978. He died on May 9, 2025, aged 80.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1962–63 | Montreal Junior Canadiens | OHA | 50 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 135 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 24 | ||
| 1962–63 | Hull-Ottawa Canadiens | EPHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | Montreal Junior Canadiens | OHA | 56 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 219 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 58 | ||
| 1964–65 | Montreal Junior Canadiens | OHA | 52 | 3 | 20 | 33 | 132 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 1965–66 | Houston Apollos | CHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Muskegon Zephyrs | IHL | 70 | 14 | 44 | 58 | 199 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | ||
| 1966–67 | Seattle Totems | WHL | 72 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 117 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 1967–68 | Oakland Seals | NHL | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 44 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 65 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 115 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1969–70 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 59 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 62 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Kalamazoo Wings | K-WINGS REMEMBER BOB LEMIEUX, FRANCHISE VISIONARY & 1ST GM/HEAD COACH". Kalamazoo Wings. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
- ^ "Bob Lemieux player profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 27, 2010.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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