Bob Halkidis | |||
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Born |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada | March 5, 1966||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
NHL Buffalo Sabres Los Angeles Kings Toronto Maple Leafs Detroit Red Wings Tampa Bay Lightning New York Islanders ECHL Greensboro Generals UHL Winston-Salem IceHawks SM-liiga HIFK DEL Kölner Haie BISL Newcastle Jesters RSL SKA St. Petersburg | ||
NHL draft |
81st overall, 1984 Buffalo Sabres | ||
Playing career | 1985–2001 |
Robert H. Halkidis (born March 5, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.
Playing career
[edit]As a youth, Halkidis played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto.[1]
After a junior hockey career with the London Knights in which he won the Max Kaminsky Trophy as outstanding defenceman in 1984–85, Halkidis joined the Buffalo Sabres. During his career he also played for the Los Angeles Kings, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Islanders and HIFK. In 1998 Halkidis won the Finnish championship with HIFK and was very popular among fans due to his rough and uncompromising style of play. Known more as a defensive defenceman, Halkidis recorded 8 goals and 32 assists over 256 NHL games.[2]
Personal life
[edit]He retired in 2001, and now runs a hockey training and coaching development business. He is currently a pro scout for the Columbus Blue Jackets.[3]
His son, Beau, is an NHL/AHL referee. He made his NHL debut on April 1, 2019. [4]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1982–83 | London Knights | OHL | 37 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
1983–84 | London Knights | OHL | 51 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 123 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27 | ||
1984–85 | London Knights | OHL | 62 | 14 | 50 | 64 | 154 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | ||
1984–85 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | ||
1985–86 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 37 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 59 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 144 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | ||
1986–87 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 30 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 115 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | ||
1988–89 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 16 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 18 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 30 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 56 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
1990–91 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 34 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 46 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 26 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 79 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | ||
1992–93 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 29 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 15 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 28 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 93 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1994–95 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 27 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 21 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 27 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 72 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 36 | ||
1995–96 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | New York Islanders | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Carolina Monarchs | AHL | 41 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | HIFK Helsinki | SM-l | 29 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 133 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | ||
1997–98 | Winston-Salem IceHawks | UHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Cologne Sharks | DEL | 49 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Greensboro Generals | ECHL | 33 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Newcastle Jesters | BISL | 49 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | SKA Saint Petersburg | RSL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 256 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 825 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 51 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
- ^ Pelletier, Joe. "Bob Halkidis". sabreslegends.blogspot.com.au.
- ^ "Bobby Halkadis". bobbyhalkidis.com. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ^ "NHL Officials Associates". Retrieved 3 February 2021.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database