Rob Laird (ice hockey)
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Glenn Roberts Laird | |||
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Born | Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
December 29, 1954 ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | Minnesota North Stars | ||
NHL Draft | 116th overall, 1974 Pittsburgh Penguins |
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WHA Draft | 29th overall, 1974 Minnesota Fighting Saints |
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Playing career | 1974–1986 |
"Robbie" Laird (born December 29, 1954) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger who played in one National Hockey League game for the Minnesota North Stars during the 1979–80 NHL season. Laird was drafted 116th overall in the 1974 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins and 29th overall in the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft by the Minnesota Fighting Saints.
Laird played 8 seasons with the Fort Wayne Komets and on March 6, 2002, he was inducted into the Komet Hall of Fame[1] in which he was honored with his jersey number #18 retired.[2]
He also coached the AHL's Baltimore Skipjacks and Moncton Hawks as well as the IHL's Fort Wayne Komets and Phoenix Roadrunners. He served as an assistant coach for the Washington Capitals in the 1989–90 season.
Laird is currently a senior pro scout of the Los Angeles Kings having joined the club in the 1997–98 season.
Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1971–72 | Regina Pats | WCHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1972–73 | Regina Pats | WCHL | 68 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 102 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1973–74 | Regina Pats | WCHL | 68 | 39 | 45 | 84 | 243 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 69 | ||
1974–75 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 62 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 78 | 30 | 38 | 68 | 127 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 15 | ||
1976–77 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 78 | 43 | 46 | 89 | 151 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | ||
1977–78 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 64 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 202 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 46 | ||
1978–79 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 80 | 45 | 62 | 107 | 296 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 80 | ||
1979–80 | Oklahoma City Stars | CHL | 61 | 26 | 19 | 45 | 160 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | Oklahoma City Stars | CHL | 55 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 137 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
1981–82 | Nashville South Stars | CHL | 35 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | ||
1983–84 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 77 | 37 | 46 | 83 | 137 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | ||
1984–85 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 79 | 33 | 34 | 67 | 157 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 25 | ||
1985–86 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
IHL totals | 520 | 223 | 276 | 499 | 1200 | 59 | 28 | 29 | 57 | 193 | ||||
NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and honours
Award | Year | |
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IHL | ||
First All-Star Team | 1979 | [3] |
See also
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Legends of Hockey
- Rob Laird's profile at HockeyDraftCentral.com
- Articles with short description
- 1954 births
- Living people
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Canadian ice hockey coaches
- Canadian ice hockey left wingers
- Fort Wayne Komets players
- Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan
- Los Angeles Kings scouts
- Minnesota Fighting Saints draft picks
- Minnesota North Stars players
- Nashville South Stars players
- Oklahoma City Stars players
- Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks
- Regina Pats players
- Sportspeople from Regina, Saskatchewan
- Washington Capitals coaches